Essays about: "upholstery fabric"

Found 2 essays containing the words upholstery fabric.

1. 1. Alternatives to Conventional Fluorocarbon based Soil Resistant Treatment for Automotive Interior Textiles : An Evaluative Study

   University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Institutionen Textilhögskolan

   Author : Behnaz Baghaei; Faisal Mehmood; [2011]
   Keywords : soil resistant; cleanability; pfos-free; pfoa-free; fluorochemicals fc ; water-oil-soil repellency;

   Abstract : During the last two decades, the applications of fluorocarbon based chemicals to provide soil resistant or soil release properties for automotive interior and upholstery have increased tremendously. But, recent studies showed that the soil resistant treatment based on fluorochemicals has detrimental effects on the environment as well as on humans due to the presence of perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) content. READ MORE

3. 2. Knowledge,need and demand of eco-labelled upholstery fabrics at Svensson Markspelle, Ludvig Svensson

   University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Institutionen Textilhögskolan

   Author : ULRIKA KORNELIUSSON; [2010]
   Keywords : eco labelling; sustainability; textile production; knowledge; demand; public procurement; upholstery fabric;

   Abstract : Due to greater awareness of the need to conserve the world's resources - one direction is to promote products with less environmental impact during manufacturing processes. There are different perspectives to understand what is driving this development towards environmental production. READ MORE