<p>This book discusses in detail the concepts of recycling and upcycling and their implications for the textiles and fashion sector. In addition to the theoretical concepts, the book also presents various options for recycling and upcycling in textiles and fashion. Although recycling is a much-devel
Sustainable Innovations in Recycled Textiles
โ Scribed by Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu
- Publisher
- Springer Singapore
- Year
- 2018
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 88
- Series
- Textile Science and Clothing Technology
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Synopsis
This book highlights the environmental and economic benefits of recycling in textiles and fashion; vis-a-vis virgin textiles. Recycling plays an inevitable part when it comes to sustainable innovations in textiles and fashion sector. As basic information pertaining to the benefits, challenges of recycling in textiles are discussed to the sufficient extent in the literature, this book deals with the innovative at the same time, sustainable products made from the recycled textiles.
โฆ Table of Contents
Front Matter ....Pages i-vii
Recycled Fibres (P. Senthil Kumar, P. R. Yaashikaa)....Pages 1-17
Sustainable Apparel Production from Recycled Fabric Waste (R. Rathinamoorthy)....Pages 19-52
Recycled Cotton from Denim Cut Waste (Shanthi Radhakrishnan, V. A. Senthil Kumar)....Pages 53-82
โฆ Subjects
Chemistry; Textile Engineering; Environmental Chemistry; Supply Chain Management; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials; Industrial and Production Engineering; Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering
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