Essays about: "recycled textiles."

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  1. 1. Assessing Textile Raw Materials and Exploring Sustainable Sources for Future Renewable Textile Materials for IKEA of Sweden

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)

    Author : Susan Lan; [2023]
    Keywords : drought; water scarcity; land degradation; cotton Gossypium sp. ; synthetic textiles; viscose; lyocell; IKEA; agro-waste; poplar Populus sp. ; bamboo Bambusoideae ; sustainability;

    Abstract : This degree project at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences has been conducted in collaboration with IKEA of Sweden. The textile industry contributes to significant environmental challenges, including pollution and global water scarcity. READ MORE

  3. 2. Quantitative and qualitative analysis of dyes in pulp from recycled textiles

    University essay from KTH/Fiber- och polymerteknologi

    Author : Anna Bevin; [2023]
    Keywords : Textile fibers; Dyes; Kappa number; FTIR; UV-VIS; Textilfibrer; Färgämnen; Kappatal; FTIR; UV-VIS;

    Abstract : To decrease the environmental footprint, the textile industry needs to become more circular. One company that is trying to close the textile lifecycle loop is the Swedish company Renewcell. In the Renewcell process, discarded clothes and other textile waste are turned into a dissolving pulp that can be used for production of new textiles. READ MORE

  4. 3. Closing hte loop in the textile industry : An investigation of current recycling possibilities for textiles supporting circularity in integrated product and production development

    University essay from Jönköping University/JTH, Produktionsutveckling

    Author : Sofia Östangård; [2022]
    Keywords : Circularity; Life Cycle Assessment; Recycling; Sustainable Manufacturing; Textile Production ;

    Abstract : Textile companies are facing a grand challenge towards achieving circularity in their business models. With a growing demand by customers for more sustainable textile products and the increased worldwide attention on how much the textile industry contributes to greenhouse gas emissions and water pollutions, this challenge needs to be addressed. READ MORE

  5. 4. Cirkulär ekonomi i textilbranschen : en fallstudie om värdet att arbeta med upcycling i textilbranschen

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Hanna Rumm; Emma Öberg; [2022]
    Keywords : Textilbranschen; cirkulär ekonomi; upcycling;

    Abstract : Företagens ansvar inom hållbarhet är väldiskuterat i näringslivet såväl som i samhället. Regeringskansliet rapport om ansvar beskriver hur näringslivet kan främja arbetet inom hållbarhet med hjälp av verktyget Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). READ MORE

  6. 5. Mechanical properties of viscose filament : Made from recycled cotton textile and softwood dissolving pulp

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för ingenjörs- och kemivetenskaper (from 2013)

    Author : Sanne Karlsson; [2022]
    Keywords : Recycled cotton textile; recycled textile; dissolving pulp; wood dissolving pulp; softwood; viscose dope; viscose filament; the viscose process; spinning process; Återvunnen bomullstextil; återvunnen textil; dissolvingmassa; trädissolvingmassa; barrved; viskos dop; viskosfilament; viskosprocessen; spinningprocess;

    Abstract : The textile industry is one of the largest industries in the world and it causes up to 10 % of the global greenhouse gas emissions. With large environmental issues of cotton- and oil-based textiles, other options are explored such as man-made fibers producing fibers like viscose and lyocell. READ MORE