Textile research surveys

Textiles-Survey" in ECT3rd ed., Vol. 22, pp. 762-768, byL. Rebenfeld, Textile Research Institute. 

In 1932, the United States Institute for Textile Research published Textile Research, A Survey of Progress which reviewed the literature for 1931 and was intended as the first of a series of such compilations. Unfortunately only one volume was published (55). 

United States Institute for Textile Research, Inc., Textile Research A Survey of Progress/ Cambridge, Mass., Technology Press, M. I. T., 1932. 

Moore, S.B., Wentz, M., 2009. Eco-labeling for textiles and apparel. In Blackburn, R.S. (Ed.), Sustainable Textiles. Life Cycle and Environmental Impact. Woodhead Publishing. MORI (Market and Opinion Research International), on behalf of CSR Europe 2000, November 2000. The First Ever European Survey of Consumers Attitudes towards Corporate Social Responsibility. CSR Europe, Brussels, Belgium, http //www.ipsos-mori.com (accessed 16.1.10.). 

The first section of this study provides an overview of the environmental benefits of clothing recycling and reuse. This is followed by a discussion that defines disposal and how the term is used in this chapter. The statistics for the current situation in Norway for the end-of-life textiles and clothing are presented, followed by a short overview of the literature on clothing disposal practices. Then the two methods that are employed, a wardrobe study and a survey, are presented, followed by results on disposal methods and frequencies. Finally, the implications of the present study are discussed, and suggestions for policy measures and future research directions are suggested. 

In addition to the disposal methods listed in the survey, interviews revealed at least one alternative method. Here, 59-year-old Pia explains how they dispose of waste, including some textiles, about twice a year We ve for example cleaned up some of the old stuff from the farm, and that has been burned in the evening (laughs a little). It is not really allowed to bum like that... This behaviour has not been researched in detail, but it is an old practice and it is still reported to occur in the countryside, even though it is against the regulations (SFT, 2001). This might be one of the reasons that... 

The University of Melbourne undertook a survey of Australian architects with regard to their perception of the future applications of textile materials in energy-efficient buildings. The survey was accomplished by Kimberly Lau, supervised by Associate Professor Eckhart Hertzsch, as part of a subject called Research Project in the Property and Construction Course at the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning, and focused on the comparison of PTFE and ETFE with glass. 

Abstract Pineapple leaf fibers (PALF) have long been known as textile materials in many countries. Despite being mechanically excellent and environmentally sound, PALF are the least-studied natural fibers, especially for reinforcing composites. This article presents a survey of research works carried out on PALF and PALF-reinforced composites. It reviews PALF extraction, fiber characterization, and PALF applications, modification of PALF, and manufacture and properties of PALF-reinforced composites. With increasing importance of pineapple and pineapple plantation area, value-added applications of PALF as reinforcing fibers in polymer composites must be developed in order to increase resource potential of pineapple and consequently energize the utilization of PALF. 

American textile manufacturers were clearly aware of the impact of war on both the supply of unprocessed fibres and the type of textiles required. Wickliffe Rose of the American Viscose Corporation made a speech to the 1944 American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists (AATCC) convention in which he identified three aspects of this process substitution of man-made for natural fibres, modification of industrial practice as a result of shortages of natural fibres and intense research into new fibres to satisfy military requirements, which had the effect of restricting supplies available for the civilian market. What was available was of poorer qualify. A 1944 survey undertaken by the Bureau of Human Nutrition and Home Economics showed how essential fabrics were downgraded during the war . ... 

Posner S (2004) Survey and technical assessment of alternatives to decabromodiphenyl ether (decaBDE) in textile applications. Prepared by IPP Research for the Swedish Chemicals Inspectorate. http //www.kemi.se/upload/Trycksaker/Pdf/PM/PM5 04.pdf. Accessed 15 May 2013... 

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