Recycling in Textiles presents several promising technologies and ideas for recycling systems.
Features:
- Introduces the subject by looking at the general issues involved and the technologies concerned
- Explores the chemical aspects of textile recycling
- Discusses possible applications of recycled textiles, including using recycled products in the operating theatre, for soil stabilization and in concrete reinforcement
Contents
General Textile Recycling Issues and Technology
- Textile recycling: a system perspective
- The design of easy to recycle textile products
- Carpet stewardship in the United States: A commitment to sustainability
- Systems planning for carpet recycling
- Carpet recycling technologies
Chemical Aspects in Textile Recycling
- Recycling waste water from textile production
- Recycling and reuse of textile chemicals
Recycled Textile Products
- Development of products made of reclaimed fibers
- Manufacturing nonwovens and other products using recycled fibers
- Textile products produced from alternative fibers
Applications of Recycled Textiles
- Recycling of textiles used in the operating theatre
- Utilization of recycled fiber waste for soil stabilization
- Utilization of recycled carpet fibres for reinforcement of concrete and soil
Index
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