Sustainable Fibres for Fashion Industry Volume 1

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

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Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu Miguel Angel Gardetti Editors

Sustainable Fibres for Fashion Industry Volume 1

Environmental Footprints and Eco-design of Products and Processes Series editor Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu, SGS Hong Kong Limited, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR

More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/13340

Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu Miguel Angel Gardetti Editors

Sustainable Fibres for Fashion Industry Volume 1

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Editors Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu Environmental Services Manager-Asia SGS Hong Kong Limited Hong Kong Hong Kong SAR

Miguel Angel Gardetti Center for Studies on Sustainable Luxury Buenos Aires Argentina

ISSN 2345-7651 ISSN 2345-766X (electronic) Environmental Footprints and Eco-design of Products and Processes ISBN 978-981-10-0520-6 ISBN 978-981-10-0522-0 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-981-10-0522-0 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016930270 © Springer Science+Business Media Singapore 2016 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by SpringerNature The registered company is Springer Science+Business Media Singapore Pte Ltd.

Contents

Luxury Hair Fibers for Fashion Industry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ammayappan Lakshmanan, Seiko Jose and Sujay Chakraborty Mainstreaming of Sustainable Cotton in the German Clothing Industry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Erik G. Hansen and Stefan Schaltegger

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Possum Fiber—A Wonderful Creation of Nature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mohammad Mahbubul Hassan

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Natural Fibres for Sustainable Development in Fashion Industry . . . . . Sanjoy Debnath

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Sustainable Biopolymer Fibers—Production, Properties and Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Karthik Thangavelu and Krishna Bala Subramani Case Study of Renewable Bacteria Cellulose Fiber and Biopolymer Composites in Sustain