A carefully -chosen and edited selection of 23 papers from the Ecotextile 2004 Conference held at the University of Bolton, this book explores recycling and use of waste as raw materials in such areas as clothing and carpet manufacture. It discusses sustainability and eco-desitn with papers on improved design, use of sustainable fibers, and manufacturing techniques. Subsequent chapters review sustainable development and renewables, including composites made from textile waste. They tackle waste management in areas such as dyeing and effluent treatment. The book closes with an assessment of novel technologies, including new fibers and finishing techniques.
RECYCLING AND USE OF WASTE AS RAW MATERIALS
Perception Towards Clothes with Recycled Content and Environmental Awareness: The Development of End Markets, Y. Nakano
Acoustic and Mechanical Properties of Underlay Manufactured from Recycled Carpet Waste, I. Rushforth, K. Horoshenkov, S.N Ting, and M. Miraftab
Carpet Fiber Recycling Technologies, Y. Wang
Use of Waste as Raw Materials: Efficient Recycling Techniques, S. Macaulay
Building Eco-Design Throughout the Supply Chain: A New Imperative for the Textile Industry, T. Bhamra
SUSTAINABILITY AND ECO-DESIGN
Supply Chain Partnerships for Sustainable Textile Production, J.R Easton
Molecular Manufacturing for Clean, Low Cost Textile Production, D. Forrest
The Substitution of Hemp and Flax for Cotton in Wound Spool Filters, C. Sevajee and R. Edyvean
It May Be Eco-Friendly but is an INGETM/Cellulose Blend Strong Enough to Withstand Wet Processing? J. Suesat and D. Phillips
Eco Initiatives in the Textile Pipeline: A South African Experience, P. Foure and T. Mlauli
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND RENEWABLES
The Use of Renewable Resource Based Materials for Technical Textiles Applications, R. Shishoo
Some Properties of Kenaf and Kenaf Combined Waste Composites, W.Y. Ahmad, J. Salleh, M.F. Yahya, M I Abdul Kadir, and M.I.Misnon
Tensile and Flexural Properties of Composites Made from Spinning Waste, J. Salleh, W.Y.W. Ahmad, M. F. Yahya, S. A. Ghani, and M.I. Misnon
UK Technical Textiles: Issues Relating to Sustainability, B. McCarthy and C. Bryne
WASTE MANAGENENT
The Effect of a Flocculent on the Colour Removal Properties of a Conditioned Activated Sludge, G. Smart and J. Binkley
The Anaerobic Digestion of Textile Desizing Wastewater, R. Dinsdale and K. Bryne
Effluent Treatment Using a Submerged Aerated Filter, E. Groom
Effluent Treatment at Thos Chadwick & Sons Ltd, M. Madden and M. Andrews
Protective Properties of Textiles Dyed with Natural Dyes, D. Gupta
NOVEL TECHNOLOGIES
Tandem Wet-on-Wet Foam Application of Both Crease-Resist and Antistatic Finishes, J. Pearson and A. Elbadawi
An All Natural Slip Resistant and Absorbent Fibrous Material, S. Hutchinson
Laser and Devore, J. Stoyel
Cellulose-Protein Textiles: Utilisation of Sericin in Textile Finishing, A. Kongdee and T. Bechtold