This book covers all sustainable fibres applicable in the fashion sector. It addresses the importance of these fibres in the fashion sector with the context of sustainability. This book, the first of its kind, addresses all the minute details pertaining to these fibres and connects these fibres with the world of sustainable fashion. It stresses the importance of having these fibres on board in developing sustainable apparels, as fibres play a major role as the starting point in the life cycle of apparel.Natural fibres for sustainable development in fashion industry.- Biodegradability: Drawback, benefit or challenge in apparel products?.- Bio-polymer Fibres for the sustainable textiles.- An Overview of Commonly used Sustainable Natural Fibres in Textile Industry.- Case story: Application of sustainable fibres in the fashion industry The Fabric Source.- Is Orange the New Black?.- SABAI GRASS:? SCOPE OF BECOMING A POTENTIAL TEXTILE FIBRE.- BIODEGRADABLE FIBRES IN FASHION INDUSTRY.
Dr. Subramanian Senthilkannan is currently working for SGS as a global sustainability consultant, based at Hong Kong. He gained his diploma, bachelors and masters in Textile Technology from premier institutes of India. He was awarded doctorate from The Institute of Textiles and Clothing of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University for his dissertation entitled, Eco-functional Assessment of Grocery Shopping Bags He also has more than seven years of industrial experience in textile manufacturing, testing and sustainability evaluation of textiles and clothing materials. He was an outstanding student throughout his studies and bagged numerous awards and medals including many gold medals in his study period. He has more than 75 academic publications in various textiles and environmental journals to his credit. Additionally he has 2 patents, 2 books of chapter and 13 books and numerous conference publications. He is acting as an editor, editorial board member and reviewer for mls˝
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