Environmental impact of textiles : production, processes and protection /
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, p...
Cote: | Libro Electrónico |
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Format: | Électronique eBook |
Langue: | Inglés |
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Boca Raton : Cambridge, Eng. :
CRC Press ; Woodhead Pub.,
2003.
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Collection: | Woodhead publishing in textiles ;
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Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
Table des matières:
- 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.