Sustainable Innovations in the Textile Industry

1st Edition - June 27, 2024
Editors: Roshan Paul, Thomas Gries
Language: English
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**2025 PROSE Award Category Winner in Engineering and Technology**Sustainable Innovations in the Textile Industry addresses advances taking place at every stage of the textile va… Read more

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**2025 PROSE Award Category Winner in Engineering and Technology**

Sustainable Innovations in the Textile Industry addresses advances taking place at every stage of the textile value chain that are leading to improvements in sustainability and resource efficiency. It contains comprehensive coverage of the complete textile process sequence, including fiber to textile manufacture and wet processing techniques, such as dyeing, printing, finishing, coating and cleaning. In addition, it also provides the latest industry knowledge on technological advances in textile machinery, supply chain, recycling, effluent discharge, and other innovations that enhance sustainability. This holistic approach is required to effectively address the sustainability issue, which requires action across the value chain.

Having included historical aspects of sustainability in textiles as well as the state of the art in innovative fibers, chemicals and manufacturing processes, this book is essential reading for anyone interested in sustainable directions in the textile industry.

Cover image
Title page
Table of Contents
The Textile Institute Book Series
Copyright
List of contributors
Preface
1. Sustainable innovations in textiles
1.1. Introduction
1.2. Innovations in textile manufacture
1.3. Sustainability of textile processing
1.4. Postproduction sustainability and circularity
1.5. Conclusion
2. Production and processing of natural fibres
2.1. Introduction
2.2. Historical aspects and current scenario
2.3. Sustainable production of natural cellulosic fibres
2.4. Sustainable production of protein fibres
2.5. Future perspectives
2.6. Conclusion
3. Innovations in man-made and synthetic fibres
3.1. Introduction
3.2. Historical aspects and current scenario
3.3. Impacts of fibres on health and environment
3.4. Renewable carbon approach in fibre industry
3.5. Innovations leading to sustainability, energy and resource efficiency
3.6. Future perspectives
3.7. Conclusion
4. Innovations in spinning processes and machinery
4.1. Introduction
4.2. Historical aspects and current scenario
4.3. Sustainable innovations in spinning processes
4.4. Sustainable innovations in spinning systems
4.5. Reduction in waste generation
4.6. Process automation and optimisation
4.7. Future perspectives
4.8. Conclusion
5. Innovations in weaving, knitting and nonwoven machinery
5.1. Introduction
5.2. Historical aspects and current scenario
5.3. Innovations leading to sustainability, energy and resource efficiency
5.4. Environmental awareness and future perspectives
5.5. Conclusion
6. Innovations in woven textiles
6.1. Introduction
6.2. Historical aspects and current scenario
6.3. Sustainability analysis of woven textiles
6.4. Innovations leading to sustainability in woven textiles
6.5. Future perspectives
6.6. Conclusion
7. Innovations in knitted textiles
7.1. Introduction
7.2. Historical aspects and current scenario
7.3. Sustainable raw materials for knitted fabrics
7.4. Sustainability aspects of product development
7.5. Knitting challenges and digital solutions
7.6. Circularity of knitted garments
7.7. Future perspectives
7.8. Conclusion
8. Innovations in nonwoven textiles
8.1. Introduction
8.2. Historical aspects and current scenario
8.3. Selection of sustainable fibres
8.4. Innovations leading to sustainable nonwoven products
8.5. Future perspectives
8.6. Conclusion
9. Innovations in dyes and chemoinformatics approach
9.1. Introduction
9.2. Historical aspects
9.3. Impacts of dyes on health and the environment
9.4. Sustainable innovations in dyes
9.5. Chemoinformatics approach for sustainable innovations
9.6. Future perspectives
9.7. Conclusion
10. Speciality chemicals, enzymes and finishes
10.1. Introduction
10.2. Historical aspects and current scenario
10.3. Impacts on health and the environment
10.4. Innovations leading to sustainable textile processes
10.5. Environmental awareness and future perspectives
10.6. Conclusion
11. Innovations in textile wet processing machinery
11.1. Introduction
11.2. Historical aspects and current scenario
11.3. Innovations in wet processing machinery
11.4. Innovations leading to sustainability and energy efficiency
11.5. Future perspectives
11.6. Conclusion
12. Innovations in textile pretreatments
12.1. Introduction
12.2. Historical aspects of pretreatments
12.3. Textile wet processing and pollution
12.4. Impacts on health and environment
12.5. Sustainable innovations in textile pretreatments
12.6. Environmental awareness and future perspectives
12.7. Conclusion
13. Dyeing, printing and digital colouration
13.1. Introduction
13.2. Historical aspects and current scenario
13.3. Circular economy in textiles
13.4. Innovations leading to sustainability and resource efficiency
13.5. Environmental awareness and future perspectives
13.6. Conclusion
14. Functional finishing and smart coating
14.1. Introduction
14.2. Historical aspects and current scenario
14.3. Sustainable innovations in functional finishes
14.4. Smart coating based on anchor peptides
14.5. Future trends
14.6. Conclusion
15. Garment machinery for regenerative manufacturing
15.1. Introduction
15.2. Historical pivot points for the fashion industry
15.3. Circular economy and regenerative clothing production
15.4. Sustainable innovations in garment manufacturing
15.5. Future perspectives
15.6. Conclusion
16. Sustainable textile care and maintenance
16.1. Introduction
16.2. Historical aspects and current scenario
16.3. Impacts on health and hygiene
16.4. Environmental impacts of washing
16.5. Innovations leading to sustainability and energy efficiency
16.6. Future perspectives
16.7. Conclusion
17. Sustainable supply chain and logistics of fashion business
17.1. Introduction
17.2. Historical aspects and current scenario
17.3. Supply chain of fashion business
17.4. Reverse supply chain
17.5. Closed-loop supply chain
17.6. Sustainable innovations in supply chain
17.7. Future perspectives
17.8. Conclusion
18. Closed-loop postconsumer textile recycling
18.1. Introduction
18.2. Historical aspects and current scenario
18.3. Circular textile economy
18.4. Sustainable innovations leading to resource efficiency
18.5. Ecological and socioeconomic impacts of recycling
18.6. Future perspectives
18.7. Conclusion
19. Textile effluent treatment and recycling
19.1. Introduction
19.2. Historical aspects and current scenario
19.3. Environmental impacts of textile effluents
19.4. Innovations in wastewater treatment plants
19.5. Sustainable innovations leading to energy and resource efficiency
19.6. Socioeconomic awareness and future perspectives
19.7. Conclusion
20. Sustainability aspects, LCA and ecolabels
20.1. Introduction
20.2. Historical aspects and current scenario
20.3. Pillars of sustainability
20.4. Impacts of textile industry on health and environment
20.5. Sustainable innovations and circular economy in textiles
20.6. Life cycle assessment
20.7. Ecolabels
20.8. Future perspectives
20.9. Conclusion
Index

Roshan Paul

Roshan Paul is associated with the Institut für Textiltechnik of RWTH Aachen University, Germany. He is also a Professor in the University of Beira Interior, Portugal. He has previously worked in the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Spain, Clariant, India, LEITAT Technological Center, Spain and Hohenstein Institute, Germany. He is a Chartered Textile Technologist and a Fellow of The Textile Institute (CText FTI), a Chartered Colourist and a Fellow of the Society of Dyers and Colourists (CCol FSDC), a Chartered Engineer and a Fellow of The Institution of Engineers (India) (CEng FIE), a Fellow of the Textile Association (India) (FTA), and a Senior Life Member of American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists. He is an alumnus of the Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, India.

Contact e-mail: [email protected]

Affiliations and expertise

RWTH Aachen University, Germany. Functional finishing, smart coatings, eco-friendly colouration, denim and jeans, personal protective equipment, technical textiles, effluent treatment, sustainability, biotransformation, bioeconomy, circular economy.

Thomas Gries

Thomas Gries is Professor and Director of the Institut für Textiltechnik of RWTH Aachen University, Germany. His achievements are commendable, and his contributions to the field of textile technology and fibre based composites have had a profound impact. Furthermore, his leadership in transforming the Institut für Textiltechnik into a comprehensive provider of textile innovation, digitalisation and sustainability initiatives underscores his dedication to pushing the boundaries of textile technology. His involvement in textile recycling, decarbonisation, biotransformation and efforts to enhance energy and material efficiency further solidifies his status as an undisputed leader in the field.

Contact e-mail: [email protected]

Affiliations and expertise

RWTH Aachen University, Germany. Textile innovation, digitalisation, sustainability, biotransformation, decarbonisation, textile recycling, circular economy, bioeconomy, and energy and material efficiency.

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