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Life cycle assessment (LCA) is used to evaluate the environmental impacts of textile products, from raw material extraction, through fibre processing, textile manufacture, di… Read more
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Life cycle assessment (LCA) is used to evaluate the environmental impacts of textile products, from raw material extraction, through fibre processing, textile manufacture, distribution and use, to disposal or recycling. LCA is an important tool for the research and development process, product and process design, and labelling of textiles and clothing. Handbook of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of Textiles and Clothing systematically covers the LCA process with comprehensive examples and case studies.
Part one of the book covers key indicators and processes in LCA, from carbon and ecological footprints to disposal, re-use and recycling. Part two then discusses a broad range of LCA applications in the textiles and clothing industry.
R&D managers in the textile and clothing industries; postgraduate students and academic researchers in textile science; sustainability consultants
Part One. Key indicators and processes in LCA
1. Carbon footprints in the textile industry
2. Energy footprints in the textile industry
3. Ecological footprints in the textile industry
4. Measuring the reusability of textile products
5. Environmental impacts of the use phase of the clothing life cycle
6. Open- and closed-loop recycling of textile and apparel products
7. Life cycle assessment method for environmental impact evaluation and certification systems for textiles and clothing
8. Environmental impact assessment methods for textiles and clothing
Part Two. Applications of LCA in the textile industry
9. Life cycle assessment of cotton textiles and clothing
10. LCA of wool textiles and clothing
11. Life cycle assessment of silk production – a case study from India
12. Comparative life cycle assessment of natural and man-made textiles
13. LCA of cotton shopping bags
14. LCA of fibre-reinforced composites
15. Life cycle assessment and the environmental and social labels in the textile and clothing industry
16. Clothing disposal habits and consequences for life cycle assessment (LCA)
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