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Sustainability fibres

Table 6.11 shows the properties of some sustainable fibres compared to glass fibres. [Pg.799]

The starting point in the textile supply chain is the raw material preparation. Textile fibres are obtained from two main sources natural (cellulose or animal) fibres or synthetic fibres. Natural cellulosic fibres include conventional and organic cottons, rayon, linen, hemp, jute, ramie and sisal. Cotton is used to produce 40% of world textile products (Saicheua et al., 2012). The major environmental concern in cellulosic fibre production, especially for cotton fibre, is the chemical fertilizers and pesticides used during cultivation. The second concern is the high level of water consumption (Dave and Aspegren, 2010 Muthu, 2014). Cotton is one of the most popular natural fibres used in the world. Three percent of the world s cultivated land is used for cotton production and 16% of the world s insecticides are used on this crop alone (Saicheua et al., 2012 Muthu, 2014). Moreover, the use of chemical fertilizers, pesticides, machinery and electricity causes some human health and environmental problems. Also cotton growing requires 7—29 tonnes of water per kg of raw cotton fibres (KaUiala and Nousiainen, 1999). Other types of cellulosic fibres are hemp and flax, which can be considered to be the most significant sustainable fibres in the non cotton natural fibre sector (Werf, 2004 Muthu, 2014). [Pg.128]

IRS Blackburn, Biodegradable and sustainable fibres, Woodhead Publishing Ltd. And CRC Press, Cambridge, pp 191-219,2005... [Pg.188]

J. Lunt, in Biodegradable and Sustainable Fibres, Woodhead Publishing Ltd, Cambridge, UK, 2005. [Pg.333]

Lawrence, C. A. and Collier, B. (2005), Natural Geotextiles in Biodegradable and Sustainable Fibres, Chapter 11, Ed. Blackburn, R. S., Woodhead Publishing Limited, pp. 343-365. [Pg.343]

J. Lunt, D. W. Farrington, S. Davies, R. S. Blackhum, Poly (lactic acid) fibers, in Biodegradable and Sustainable Fibres, Woodhead Publishing Ltd., 2005, Chapter 6. [Pg.111]

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