Sustainable Technologies for Fashion and Textiles

ISBN-13: 9780081028674 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 394 str.

Rajkishore Nayak

Spis treści

1. Introduction to sustainability 2. Sustainability in textiles and apparel 3. Traditional raw materials and problems 4. Sustainable raw materials 5. Yarn and fabric manufacturing: sustainable technologies 6. Enzyme applications in textile chemical processing 7. Plasma technology in fashion and textiles 8. Applications of ultrasound and microwave 9. Applications of laser technology 10. Development of textile colourants 11. Natural textile colourants and recent developments 12. Developments in dyeing and printing technologies 13. Developments in the effluent treatment 14. Garment manufacturing and sustainability 15. Advanced technologies adapted by fashion brands 16. Recycling of hard waste from textile and garment manufacturing processes 17. Recycling of end of life clothes 18. Recycling of plastics into textile raw materials (Discuss about the recycling of PET, PE bottles into fibres, environmental benefits)

O autorze

Dr. Rajkishore Nayak is currently working as Associate Professor (Fashion Enterprise) at the School of
Communication and Design, RMIT University, Vietnam. He completed his PhD from the School of Fashion
and Textiles, RMIT University, Australia. He has around 20 years of experience in teaching, research, and
industry related to fashion and textiles in India, Australia, and Vietnam. He published about 120 peer-reviewed
papers in national and international journals. He has authored 4 books and edited 8 books relating to the recent
trends in fashion and textiles. He has also published 30 book chapters and 20 conference papers in fashion and
textiles. His research interest includes sustainable fashion and textiles, circular economy, waste management,
advanced manufacturing, and social media marketing in fashion.