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Water in Textiles and Fashion. Consumption, Footprint, and Life Cycle Assessment

  • Book

  • November 2018
  • Elsevier Science and Technology
  • ID: 4593607

Water in Textiles and Apparel: Consumption, Footprint, and Life Cycle Assessment provides a thorough analysis of one of the most urgent issues facing the textiles industry. As water is essential to the textile production system, and as availability of water is reduced due to natural and anthropogenic factors, the industry must respond. With a thorough treatment of both life cycle assessment and water footprint perspectives, this book provides practical strategies for responsible water use across the textile supply chain. Readers will learn essential information from research and industry case studies that will help them understand the textile industry's role in this issue.

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Table of Contents

1. Introduction Water 2. Global Scenario Water in Textile Production Hubs 3. Water and Textiles 4. Water Footprint 5. LCA and Water Footprint 6. Water Withdrawal and Conservation Global Scenario 7. Sustainable Strategies and Water Conservation 8. Water Footprint/Consumption of Textile Products Case Studies 9. Water Conservation Measures in Textiles 10. Future Water and Fashion

Authors

Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu Director & Head of Sustainability, SgT & API, Hong Kong. Dr Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu holds a PhD in Textiles Sustainability from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He is well known for his contributions in the field and has extensive academic and industrial experience. He has got an extensive publication list of over 85 scientific books and over 100 research publications to his credit. He is currently Director & Head of Sustainability for SgT & API, based in Hong Kong. He has over a decade's working experience in the area of Textiles & Clothing sustainability. He has worked with Industries in Asia and Europe for various Sustainability aspects. He is an Editor, Editorial Board member and a Reviewer for many international peer-reviewed journals in textiles and environmental sciences. He is one of the Directors of the Textile and Bioengineering Informatics Society (TBIS), a charitable organization created to foster, develop, and promote all aspects of science and technology in bioengineering of materials, fibers and textiles.