Man-made bio-based fibre products
- Introduction to man-made bio-based fibre products
- Man-made bio-based fibre products and their end-uses
- Textile fibres, processing and end-uses
- Key aspects of the down-stream conversion processes
- Production of bio-based fibres
- Dissolving pulp as a raw material
- Cellulose esters of organic acids
- Production of viscose fibres
- General description of carbamate processes
- Production of lyocell fibres
- Production of Cupro fibres
- Carbon fibres from regenerated cellulose
- Production of Alginate fibres
- Viscose and lyocell machinery developments
- Processing of silkworm and spider silk protein fibres
- Polylactide fibres
- Polyhydroxyalcohols PHA and poly(caprolactone)
- Scientific principles of polymer fibre forming
- Alternative and emerging processes for bio-based synthetic fibers
- Ionic liquid as direct solvents: Ioncell-F method
- Enzymatic activation of cellulose – Biocelsol method
- Cellulose carbamate process
- Direct spinning of cellulose composite fibre yarn
- Cellulose-lignin blend as carbon fibre raw material
- Bio-based polyolefines — emerging processes
- Bio-based polyesters — emerging processes
- Polyamides from ligno-cellulosics as raw materials
- Industrial development with silkworm and spider silk
Environmental issues of textiles and fibres Global warming and pollution It has been estimated that while food and drink, transport and private housing account for 70-80 % of the environmental impact of EU consumption, clothing dominates the rest with a contribution of 2-10 % depending on the type of impact. A 2017 report by Global
Authors & references
Author:
Professor Emeritus, Pertti Nousiainen, Tampere University
References:
- Michael Carus, The Potential of Bio-based Textile Fibres ANNUAL TEXTILE ETP CONFERENCE Nova-Institut GmbH, Hürth (Cologne), Germany, 24-25 APRIL 2019 BRUSSELS.
- https://ec.europa.eu/growth/sectors/fashion/textiles-clothing/legislation_en
- Environmental impact of the textile and clothing industry. What consumers need to know, EPRS | European Parliamentary Research Service Author: Nikolina Šajn Members’ Research Service PE 633.143 – January 2019
- Binder K, EU flagship initiative on the garment sector, EPRS, European Parliament, April 2017.
- Binder K, Improving global value chains key for EU trade, EPRS, European Parliament, June 2016.
- Ellen MacArthur Foundation, A new textiles economy: redesigning fashion’s future, 2017.
- European Clothing Action Plan, Mapping clothing impacts in Europe: The environmental cost, 2017.
- European Environment Agency, Environmental indicator report 2014: Environmental impacts of production-consumption systems in Europe, 2014.
- Global Fashion Agenda & The Boston Consulting Group, The Pulse of the Fashion Industry, 2017.
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