The book presents the various research areas dealing with the application of different sustainable technologies for enhancing the dyeing and comfort properties of textile materials with substantial reduction in wastewater problems. Increasing environmental and health concerns in the textile industry and fashion sector about the use of large quantities of water and hazardous chemicals in conventional textile finishing processes, has led to the design and development of new dyeing strategies and technologies. Effluents produced from the textile wet processing industry are very diverse in chemical composition, ranging from inorganic finishing agents, surfactants, chlorine compounds, salts and total phosphate to polymers and organic products. This has forced Western countries to exploit their high technical skills for the advancement of textile materials with high quality technical performances, and the development of cleaner production technologies for cost-effective and value-added textile materials. Sustainable Practices in the Textile Industry focuses on the sophisticated methods for improving dye extraction and dyeing properties which will minimize the use of bioresource products. This book also brings out the innovative ways of wet chemical processing to alleviate the environmental impacts arising from this sector. The book also discusses innovations in eco-friendly methods for textile wet processes and applications of enzymes in textiles in addition to the advancements in the use of nanotechnology for wastewater remediation. Audience
Researchers, engineers in the textile industry, textile chemistry and dyeing, chemical engineering, environmental science, and materials science as well as graduate and postgraduate students, will find this book invaluable.
