Emerging Green Technologies and Environment Friendly Products for Sustainable Textiles

Abstract

Textiles production processes such as sizing, scouring, bleaching, mercerizing, dyeing, printing, and finishing are characterized by a huge consumption of water, energy, and chemicals. The toxic effluent discharge generated in these processes mainly contains by-products, residual dyes, salts, acids and alkalis, auxiliary chemicals, and other solvents. Their discharge into neighboring water bodies is posing a serious threat to the flora and fauna. At present, however, development in the textile and clothing industry has focused on the use of some green technologies as alternatives to conventional wet processes to promote sustainable production and consumption of textiles and clothing. In recent years, emphasis has been put on developing cleaner, cost-effective, and value-added textile products for a variety of applications without compromising the issues related to health and the environment. This chapter is intended to provide a summary of recent developments in the coloration and finishing of textile fibers and to provide details of the ecofriendly strategies developed to reduce the waste generation in the textiles and clothing sector. Finally, their implications in the sustainability of clothing products are also outlined.

The Role of Perceived Value and Green Consumption Attitude on Purchase Intention of Eco-Bag: A Study on Young Consumers

“…There is a paradigm shift among academicians showing keen interest in research focusing on environmentfriendly products in particular and environment-related issues in general (Shahid-ul-Islam & Mohammad 2014;Sharma et al 2020;Trivedi et al 2015). A range of empirical studies has examined the association between green consumption and a broad spectrum of socioeconomic influences .…”

Applications of Green Chemistry Principles in Textile Wet Processing

“…It can therefore replace hydrogen peroxide. Microwaves can be used for desizing, scouring, bleaching processes, dyeing, and drying processes as a heating source [15].…”

Revisiting the sublimation printability of cellulose‐based textiles in light of ever‐increasing sustainability issues

“…However, the (reactive) dyeing process needs substantial amounts of water, chemicals, and energy during processing; it generates a huge amount of chemical wastes, 14 and thus is one of the major sources of environmental pollution. In order to reduce the environmental burden of the reactive dyeing processes, there are many attempts as follows: development of new reactive dyes with enhanced fixation rates, modifications related to dyeing machinery and processes, chemical modifications of the cellulosic fibre before dyeing, usage of biodegradable organic compounds in dyeing baths, and the improvement of waste treatment processes 15–20 . In spite of the many significant advancements in the sustainable dyeing of CO, it is mainly water‐dependent.…”

“…In order to reduce the environmental burden of the reactive dyeing processes, there are many attempts as follows: development of new reactive dyes with enhanced fixation rates, modifications related to dyeing machinery and processes, chemical modifications of the cellulosic fibre before dyeing, usage of biodegradable organic compounds in dyeing baths, and the improvement of waste treatment processes. [15][16][17][18][19][20] In spite of the many significant advancements in the sustainable dyeing of CO, it is mainly water-dependent. Therefore, a much better strategy should be found.…”