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Sustainable Fibres for Fashion Industry

Volume 1

  • It is the first of its kind to address all the minute details pertaining to these fibres and to connect these fibres with the world of sustainable fashion
  • Addresses the importance of sustainable fibres in the fashion sector
  • Highlights the life cycle of sustainable fibres and the link to fashion and textiles
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
  2. Luxury Hair Fibers for Fashion Industry

    • Ammayappan Lakshmanan, Seiko Jose, Sujay Chakraborty
    Pages 1-38
  3. Mainstreaming of Sustainable Cotton in the German Clothing Industry

    • Erik G. Hansen, Stefan Schaltegger
    Pages 39-58
  4. Possum Fiber—A Wonderful Creation of Nature

    • Mohammad Mahbubul Hassan
    Pages 59-88
  5. Sustainable Biopolymer Fibers—Production, Properties and Applications

    • Karthik Thangavelu, Krishna Bala Subramani
    Pages 109-140

About this book

This book covers all sustainable fibres applicable in the fashion sector and discusses their importance in the context of sustainability. It is the first of its kind to address all the minute details pertaining to these fibres and to connect these fibres with the world of sustainable fashion. It stresses their importance in developing sustainable apparel, since fibres play a major role as the starting point in the life cycle of clothing.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Environmental Services Manager-Asia, SGS Hong Kong Limited, Hong Kong, Hong Kong

    Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu

  • Center for Studies on Sustainable Luxury, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Miguel Angel Gardetti

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eBook USD 84.99
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  • Read on any device
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Softcover Book USD 129.99
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Hardcover Book USD 109.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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