An Empirical Analysis of Sustainable Denim Washing Technology in the Apparel Industries

Hasan, Md. Zayedul; Rahaman, Md. Tareque; Islam, Tarekul; Pranta, Arnob Dhar

doi:10.11648/j.ijimse.20210602.11

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“…A few environmentally friendly dry-cleaning techniques for clothing include whiskering, hand-sanding, grinding, and destruct effects. Contrarily, several wet processes (such as enzyme washing, ultra white washing, bleach washing, acid washing, acid-stone washing, enzyme-stone washing, and stone washing) use a very little quantity of harmful colors and chemicals (Hasan et al, 2021). When using green chemicals, enzyme, bleach, and acid wash chemical concentrations provide environmental impact measurement (EIM) results that are less than 80% of those obtained when using conventional chemicals.…”

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A Systematic Review of Green Apparel Manufacturing

Jain,

Kalapurackal

2023

EREM

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The purpose of this paper is to conduct a systematic review of the literature on green manufacturing practices in the apparel industry to map green practices across various apparel manufacturing departments. The review includes academic journal articles that were retrieved between March 2013 and March 2023 from several different databases. As part of a comprehensive literature assessment, content analysis was applied to 138 publications that were published in peer-reviewed journals over ten years. Green practices in garment manufacturing process are covered, including product design, raw material procurement, fabric spreading, cutting, sewing and assembly, washing, printing and embroidery, finishing, and packing. The review of eco-friendly production practices at each phase of the production process shows the variety and complexity of green practices in apparel production companies. However, there is a lack of research on the conditions of developing countries, where the majority of apparel production takes place, as well as on the methods used in the manufacture of garments. The study is distinct in that it focuses solely on the garment manufacturing industry, and will not include textiles because the production processes for textiles and clothing are fundamentally different. This study assists managers in building a company’s sustainability competency by outlining best practices at various phases of production. It also provides scholars with a uniform representation of environmentally sustainable practices to spur additional scholarly investigation.

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A Systematic Review of Green Apparel Manufacturing

Jain,

Kalapurackal

2023

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Antimicrobial and antioxidant functionalization of cellulosic fabric via mushroom and neem oil treatment: A step toward sustainable textiles

Saha,

Ara,

Pranta

et al. 2024

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Nowadays, the demand for protective clothing for specific activities has been fueled by consumer's attitudes toward hygiene and their active lifestyles. The aim of the present work is focused on creating protective textiles that are safe for the environment. This study uses mushroom–neem oil and neem oil to test their antioxidant properties to make cotton fabric that resists bacterial growth. Pad dry cure is used to create antimicrobial fabric with mushroom–neem oil and neem oil with citric acid (1%) as a cross‐linking agent. The antibacterial activity against Escherichia coli and antioxidant activity by DPPH assay were assessed by applying mushroom–neem oil and neem oil separately to cotton knitted fabric at 120, 130, 140, and 150°C. FTIR and EDS were used to study the incorporation of mushroom–neem oil and neem oil on cotton fabric surfaces. Both the treated and untreated fabric surface morphology were examined using scanning electron microscopy. An increase in curing temperature was found to change the comfort characteristics of the treated fabric. The analysis also found that antimicrobials reduced thermal conductivity. Most importantly, increasing the curing temperature improved all comfort properties. Notably, fabric treated with mushroom neem oil is more comfortable than fabric treated with neem oil.Highlights Cotton fabrics with mushroom–neem and neem oil showed antibacterial activity. Neem oil‐treated fabrics had better antioxidant properties than mushroom–neem oil. Higher curing temperatures reduced thermal conductivity and improved comfort. Mushroom–neem oil samples have superior physical properties. Bioactive material treatments can reduce chemical and environmental impact.

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