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Environmental impact of textiles : production, processes and protection
Title:
Environmental impact of textiles : production, processes and protection
Author:
Slater, Keith.
ISBN:
9781855738645
9781855735415
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Publication Information:
Boca Raton : CRC Press ; Cambridge, Eng. : Woodhead Pub., 2003.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xi, 228 pages) : illustrations
Series:
Woodhead publishing in textiles ; 27.
General Note:
Published in association with The Textile Institute.
Contents:
Preliminaries; Contents; Preface; 1 Structure and stability of the ecosystem; 2 The health of our planet; 3 The nature of textiles; 4 Textile fibre production; 5 Yarn production; 6 Fabric production; 7 Fabric treatment processes; 8 Use of textiles; 9 Environmental protection; 10 Effects on textiles of natural exposure; 11 Thermal exposure; 12 Chemical and microbiological attack; 13 Protection of or by textiles from environmental damage; 14 Conclusions; Section 1 Cotton scouring with enzymes; Section 2 Wool scouring with enzymes; Section 3 Bleaching with peroxide; Section 4 Sizing and desizing.
Abstract:
This comprehensive book examines the effects that all phases of textile production and use have on the environment, from growing or making fibres to discarding a product after its useful life has ended. It looks at the physical environment affected by these processes, including resource depletion, pollution and energy use and the biological environment, by considering what happens as a result of manufacture. It also considers the degradation suffered by textile materials within the environment whether by air pollution, wind, water and other agents. The most recent solutions adopted by the indu.
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ScienceDirect http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9781855735415Available:*
Shelf Number | Item Barcode | Shelf Location | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| TD195 .T48 S52 2003 EB | 1184126-1001 | Elsevier E-Book Collections | Searching... |
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