This book highlights the innovations in textile fibres, that is the starting point of the supply chain. There are numerous innovations made in terms of making the existing fibres sustainable and also to discover new sustainable fibres. This book deals with those innovative sustainable textile fibres in detail. It also presents an overview of various current textile fibres, their issues associated with sustainability and how new, sustainable fibres overcome those issues. Finally it discusses the challenges and implications of these sustainable fibres on technical and economic fronts.

Highlights sustainable innovations in the textile fibre sector Gives an overview of innovative sustainable textile fibres, their challenges and prospects Includes innovations such as extract from Okra plant and agricultural waste

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
Sustainable Textile Fibres.- Natural Fibres, Their Properties and Surface Modifications Applied by Environmental Methods, Their Composites and Future.- Ecologically Friendly Fibres.- Fiber Extraction from Okra Plant Agricultural Wastes and Their Characterizations and Surface Modifications by Environmental Methods.