Textiles and Clothing

This timely and important book aims to help achieve a more sustainable textile industry; researchers from both textile and environmental domains will benefit from reading it. Since it is imperative to rehabilitate our damaged environmental ecosystems, there is a pressing demand for more sustainable green processes in the textile and clothing industry. As a consequence, greater emphasis needs to be placed on research into eco-friendly processes particularly suited for this industry. With this goal in mind, all environmental aspects relating to the textile and clothing industry are discussed in this book in four broad areas: Highlights the negative impact on the environment by textile industries; Discusses textiles finishing by natural or eco-friendly means; Promotes natural dyes as environment-friendly alternatives to synthetics; Reviews textile effluents remediation via chemical, physical and bioremediation. Included in the 11 informative chapters are topics covering the correlation between the environment and the processing and utilization of textiles and clothing. The book opens with a discussion on the direct impact that the textile industry has on the environment. The hazardous environmental consequences that synthetic dyes used to color textiles have on the environment are highlighted in the next chapter. Greener alternatives to dyeing are discussed in detail in the next chapters followed by a discussion of eco-friendly ways of finishing textiles. The book concludes with a section of chapters providing solutions to address the environmental hazards associated with the textile industry.

Preface xiii 1 Introduction to Textiles and the Environment 1 Mohd Shabbir and Masoom Naim 2 Synthetic Dyes: A Threat to the Environment and Water Ecosystem 11 Mohd Yusuf 3 In Search of Natural Dyes Towards Sustainability from the Regions of Africa (Akebu-Lan) 27 S. Anuradha Jabasingh 4 Revitalization of Carotenoid-Based Natural Colorants in Applied Field: A Short Review 45 Fazal-ur-Rehman, Shahid Adeel, Kaleem Khan Khosa, Mahwish Salman, Atta-ul-Haq and Sana Raf 5 Environmentally Sound Dyeing of Cellulose-Based Textiles 79 Nabil A. Ibrahim, Basma M. Eid and Tawfik A. Khattab 6 Environmentally-Friendly Textile Finishing 101 Mohammad Tajul Islam and Syed Asaduzzaman 7 Functional Finishes for Cotton-Based Textiles: Current Situation and Future Trends 131 Nabil A. Ibrahim, Basma M. Eid and Samar M. Sharaf 8 Remediation of Textile Effluents via Physical and Chemical Methods for a Safe Environment 191 Shumaila Kiran, Sofia Nosheen, Shazia Abrar, Sadia Javed, Nosheen Aslam, Gulnaz Afzal, Ikram Ahmad and Farhat Ijaz 9 Fenton and Photo-Fenton Oxidation for the Remediation of Textile Effluents: An Experimental Study 235 Zubera Naseem, Haq Nawaz Bhatti, Munawar Iqbal, Saima Noreen and Muhammad Zahid 10 Recent Advances in the Processing of Modern Methods and Techniques for Textile Effluent Remediation—A Review 253 Sabiyah Akhter, Luqman Jameel Rather, Showkat Ali Ganie, Ovas Ahmad Dar and Qazi Parvaiz Hassan 11 Removal of Heavy Metal Ions from Wastewater Using MicellarEnhanced Ultrafiltration Technique (MEUF): A Brief Review 289 Amnah Yusaf,Shahid Adeel, Muhammad Usman, Asim Mansha and Matloob Ahmad Index 317