Sustainability Assessment of Cotton-Based Textile Wet Processing

S M Fijul Kabir, Samit Chakraborty, S M Azizul Hoque and Kavita Mathur
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S M Fijul Kabir: Department of Textile Engineering, Chemistry, and Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA
Samit Chakraborty: Department of Textile and Apparel, Technology and Management, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA
S M Azizul Hoque: Department of Textile and Apparel, Technology and Management, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA
Kavita Mathur: Department of Textile and Apparel, Technology and Management, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA

Clean Technol., 2019, vol. 1, issue 1, 1-15

Abstract: The textile and fashion industries account for a significant part of global business. Textile wet processing (TWP) is a crucial stage in textile manufacturing. It imparts aesthetics as well as functional appeal on the textile fabric and ultimate products. Nevertheless, it is considered as one of the most polluting industries and threatens sustainability. There have been different approaches to transform this polluting industry to a sustainable industry. Many researchers have found this challenging, as sustainable, eco-friendly, green or cleaner wet processing might not be always applicable and relevant from the perspective of industrial applications. The present work helps us understand the current state of research of cotton-based textile processes including proposed sustainable approaches. It also examines the achievement of the degree of sustainability of those proposed processes with the lens of the triple bottom line (TBL) framework, identifies existing limitations, and suggests future research scopes that might pave ways for young researchers to learn and undertake new experimental and theoretical research.

Keywords: sustainability; textile wet processing; triple bottom line (TBL); environment; economy; society (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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