This second volume on detox fashion covers five key aspects relevant to the topic sustainable chemistry and wet processes: Sustainable Chemicals: A Model for Practical Substitution; Sustainable Wet Processing; Coloration and Functional Finishing of Cotton with Plant Extracts; Call for an Environmental Impact Assessment of Bio-based Dyeingan Overview; and Enzymes: Biocatalysts for Cleaning Up the Textile and Apparel Sector. The book also presents interesting solutions at the level of the supply chain with regard to sustainable chemistry and wet processes.

Highlights key topics in sustainable chemistry and wet processes in textiles Discusses the coloration of cotton using dyes from plants Presents possible solutions for the supply chain with regard to sustainable chemistry and wet processes Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Autorentext

Dr Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu holds PhD in Textiles Sustainability and he has over 40 books to his credit along with 80 research publications. He is well known in the field of Textiles Sustainability due to his notable contributions to the society in terms of his academic and industrial experiences. He is an editor in chief of Textiles & Clothing Sustainability Journal.

Inhalt

1. Sustainable chemicals: A model for practical substitution.- 2.Sustainable Wet Processing- An Alternative Source for Detoxifying Supply Chain in Textiles.- 3.Green Dyeing of Cotton- New Strategies to Replace Toxic Metallic Salts.- 4.Call for environmental impact assessment of bio-based dyeing - an overview.- 5.Enzyme: A bio catalyst for cleaning up textile and apparel sector.