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Biodegradable and sustainable fibres /
With increasing concerns regarding the effect the textile industry is having on the environment, more and more textile researchers, producers and manufacturers are looking to biodegradable and sustainable fibres as an effective way of reducing the impact textiles have on the environment. The emphasi...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, England : Boca Raton :
Woodhead Pub. in association with the Textile Institute ; CRC,
2005.
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| Series: | Woodhead publishing in textiles.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | With increasing concerns regarding the effect the textile industry is having on the environment, more and more textile researchers, producers and manufacturers are looking to biodegradable and sustainable fibres as an effective way of reducing the impact textiles have on the environment. The emphasis in Biodegradable and sustainable fibres is on textiles that are beneficial by their biodegradation and come from sustainable sources. Biodegradable and sustainable fibres opens with a discussion of microbial processes in fibre degradation. It then moves on to discuss the major fibre types, including bast fibres, alginates, cellulose and speciality biodegradable fibres, such as lyocell, poly(lactic acid) and poly(hydroxyalkanoate)s. The development of synthetic silks is covered along with biodegradable natural fibre composites, nonwovens, and geotextiles. The final chapter looks at the history and future of soya bean protein fibres. Biodegradable and sustainable fibres is a comprehensive monograph providing essential reference for anyone interested in the area and environmental issues relating to textiles including fibre and textile scientists and students, textile technologists, manufacturers, and forensic specialists in industry and academia. Indispensable new book on this hot topicDiscusses the major fibre types, inlcuding bast fibresLooks at biodegradable and sustainable fibres as an effective way of reducing the harm disposed textiles have on the environment. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxii, 456 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1845690990 9781845690991 1280544686 9781280544682 9786610544684 6610544689 |