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Books > Professional & Technical > Industrial chemistry & manufacturing technologies > Textile & fibre technology

Chinese Consumers and the Fashion Market (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2018): Yingjiao Xu, Ting Chi,... Chinese Consumers and the Fashion Market (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2018)
Yingjiao Xu, Ting Chi, Jin Su
R5,086 Discovery Miles 50 860 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book provides essential insights into Chinese consumer behaviors in the growing and dynamic fashion market. With increasing consumer purchasing power, readily accessible global brands, heavy application of digital technology and social media, as well as growing awareness of environmental issues, the Chinese fashion industry faces great opportunities and challenges at the same time. The contributing authors provide observations and address issues related to middle class fashion consumption, sustainable apparel consumption, technology application in fashion retailing, and the select traditional and new industry segments in the context of China's recent and massive economic boom. As such, the book offers an invaluable reference guide for all academics and practitioners interested in the Chinese fashion market.

Detox Fashion - Waste Water Treatment (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2018): Subramanian Senthilkannan... Detox Fashion - Waste Water Treatment (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2018)
Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu
R1,521 Discovery Miles 15 210 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This third volume on detox fashion highlights sustainable wastewater treatment methods, as well as techniques used by and the adoption of detox strategies by different brands in the textile sector. These aspects are addressed in three central chapters: Sustainable Wastewater Treatment Technologies; Review of the Utilization of Plant-based Natural Coagulants as Alternatives to Textile Wastewater Treatment; and New Waste Management through Collaborative Business Models for Sustainable Innovation.

Contemporary Case Studies on Fashion Production, Marketing and Operations (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed.... Contemporary Case Studies on Fashion Production, Marketing and Operations (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2018)
Pui-Sze Chow, Chun-Hung Chiu, Amy C. Y. Yip, Ailie K. Y. Tang
R5,086 Discovery Miles 50 860 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book adopts a case study based research approach to examine the contemporary issues in the fashion industry. It documents real-world practices in fashion business from production, marketing to operations. Founded on an extensive review of literature, these case studies discuss the challenges that are pertinent to the current business environment in this important industry, provide benchmarks and generate insights to practitioners as well as suggest future directions to researchers. The book serves as a nexus of the theories and the industrial practices that advances knowledge for both the academia and the private sector in fashion business.

Models for Sustainable Framework in Luxury Fashion - Luxury and Models (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed.... Models for Sustainable Framework in Luxury Fashion - Luxury and Models (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2018)
Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu
R1,521 Discovery Miles 15 210 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book highlights the models developed to create a sustainable framework suitable for luxury in the textile sector and the innovative attempts in the luxury fashion and fabrics industry. The three chapters in this book discuss these issues by means of case studies and the future of such models.

Sustainable Innovations in Textile Chemical Processes (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2018): Subramanian... Sustainable Innovations in Textile Chemical Processes (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2018)
Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu
R1,521 Discovery Miles 15 210 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book brings out the innovations in textile wet or chemical processing to alleviate the environmental impacts arising from this sector. The major challenge in the textiles and fashion sector is that it requires a massive sustainable innovation to mitigate the huge environmental impacts arising from chemical or wet processing. This book also discusses innovations in eco-friendly methods for textile wet processes and applications of enzymes in textiles.

Sustainable Innovations in Textile Fibres (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2018): Subramanian... Sustainable Innovations in Textile Fibres (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2018)
Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu
R2,628 Discovery Miles 26 280 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book highlights the innovations in textile fibres, that is the starting point of the supply chain. There are numerous innovations made in terms of making the existing fibres sustainable and also to discover new sustainable fibres. This book deals with those innovative sustainable textile fibres in detail. It also presents an overview of various current textile fibres, their issues associated with sustainability and how new, sustainable fibres overcome those issues. Finally it discusses the challenges and implications of these sustainable fibres on technical and economic fronts.

Detox Fashion - Case Studies (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2018): Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu Detox Fashion - Case Studies (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2018)
Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu
R1,521 Discovery Miles 15 210 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This fourth volume on detox fashion focuses on case studies, which are essential to showcase how practical applications have been accomplished, and provide an opportunity for others to (learn about and) adopt the best practices, challenges and practical implications. The book consists of three core chapters: Detoxifying the Supply Chain: Slow Production Networks in South-East European Garment Factories; Detoxifying the Luxury and Fashion Industry: The Case of Market-driving Brands; and Detox My Fashion under Mission 2020-Case Studies from Different Brands.

Sustainable Innovations in Recycled Textiles (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2018): Subramanian... Sustainable Innovations in Recycled Textiles (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2018)
Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu
R2,628 Discovery Miles 26 280 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book highlights the environmental and economic benefits of recycling in textiles and fashion; vis-a-vis virgin textiles. Recycling plays an inevitable part when it comes to sustainable innovations in textiles and fashion sector. As basic information pertaining to the benefits, challenges of recycling in textiles are discussed to the sufficient extent in the literature, this book deals with the innovative at the same time, sustainable products made from the recycled textiles.

Sustainable Management of Luxury (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017): Miguel Angel Gardetti Sustainable Management of Luxury (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017)
Miguel Angel Gardetti
R3,678 Discovery Miles 36 780 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

As this book is the first book worldwide in the "sustainable" management of luxury area, it highlights key aspects in the sustainable management of luxury based on presentations using different approaches, whether reflexive, empirical, hands-on or applied theory and cases.

Sustainability in the Textile Industry (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017): Subramanian Senthilkannan... Sustainability in the Textile Industry (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017)
Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu
R2,286 Discovery Miles 22 860 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book examines in detail key aspects of sustainability in the textile industry, especially environmental, social and economic sustainability in the textiles and clothing sector. It highlights the various faces and facets of sustainability and their implications for textiles and the clothing sector.

Sustainable Innovations in Apparel Production (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2018): Subramanian... Sustainable Innovations in Apparel Production (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2018)
Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu
R1,521 Discovery Miles 15 210 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

There have been a lot of innovations in making the garment or apparel production sector sustainable. This book highlights sustainable innovations in the apparel production sector, which is the final destination in the textile production segment. Measuring sustainability in clothing is one of the inevitable areas to deal with when it comes to sustainable apparel production, which is also highlighted here.

Sustainable Luxury, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2018): Miguel Angel... Sustainable Luxury, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2018)
Miguel Angel Gardetti, Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu
R2,382 Discovery Miles 23 820 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book highlights different roles in entrepreneurship and innovation, based on the act of setting up a new venture in the area of sustainable luxury and fashion, which also involves cognitive and motivational characteristics. It also discusses the fact that many sustainability-promoting innovations require substantial technological advances.

Artificial Intelligence for Fashion Industry in the Big Data Era (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2018):... Artificial Intelligence for Fashion Industry in the Big Data Era (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2018)
Sebastien Thomassey, Xianyi Zeng
R5,579 Discovery Miles 55 790 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book provides an overview of current issues and challenges in the fashion industry and an update on data-driven artificial intelligence (AI) techniques and their potential implementation in response to those challenges. Each chapter starts off with an example of a data-driven AI technique on a particular sector of the fashion industry (design, manufacturing, supply or retailing), before moving on to illustrate its implementation in a real-world application

Detox Fashion - Sustainable Chemistry and Wet Processing (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2018):... Detox Fashion - Sustainable Chemistry and Wet Processing (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2018)
Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu
R1,521 Discovery Miles 15 210 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This second volume on detox fashion covers five key aspects relevant to the topic sustainable chemistry and wet processes: Sustainable Chemicals: A Model for Practical Substitution; Sustainable Wet Processing; Coloration and Functional Finishing of Cotton with Plant Extracts; Call for an Environmental Impact Assessment of Bio-based Dyeing-an Overview; and Enzymes: Biocatalysts for Cleaning Up the Textile and Apparel Sector. The book also presents interesting solutions at the level of the supply chain with regard to sustainable chemistry and wet processes.

Detox Fashion - Supply Chain (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017): Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu Detox Fashion - Supply Chain (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017)
Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu
R1,521 Discovery Miles 15 210 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This first volume on detox fashion discusses various interesting topics including a Toxic-Free Supply Chain for Textiles and Clothing; Environmental Issues in Textiles; Global Regulations, Restrictions & Research; Making the Change: Consumer Adoption of Sustainable Fashion; and Strategies for Detoxing Your Wardrobe. It provides an overview of the chemical-related issues confronting the fashion sector, summarizes global regulations, and discusses how to make the change by changing consumers' attitude towards adopting sustainable fashion, as well as the best strategies for detoxing our wardrobes.

Acoustic Textiles (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2016): Rajiv Padhye, Rajkishore Nayak Acoustic Textiles (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2016)
Rajiv Padhye, Rajkishore Nayak
R2,873 Discovery Miles 28 730 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book highlights the manufacturing and applications of acoustic textiles in various industries. It also includes examples from different industries in which acoustic textiles can be used to absorb noise and help reduce the impact of noise at the workplace. Given the importance of noise reduction in the working environment in several industries, the book offers a valuable guide for companies, educators and researchers involved with acoustic materials.

Textiles and Clothing Sustainability - Sustainable Technologies (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017):... Textiles and Clothing Sustainability - Sustainable Technologies (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017)
Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu
R1,521 Discovery Miles 15 210 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This is the first book to deal with the innovative technologies in the field of textiles and clothing sustainability. It details a number of sustainable and innovative technologies and highlights their implications in the clothing sector. There are currently various measures to achieve sustainability in the textiles and the clothing industry, including innovations in the manufacturing stage, which is the crux of this book.

Handbook of Textile Effluent Remediation (Hardcover): Mohd Yusuf Handbook of Textile Effluent Remediation (Hardcover)
Mohd Yusuf
R3,629 Discovery Miles 36 290 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Nowadays, textile units utilize a number of dyes, chemicals, reagents, and solvents to impart the desired quality to fabrics, and generate a substantial quantity of effluents/contaminants, which cause severe environmental problems if disposed of without proper treatment. In view of several surveys carried out through research papers, books, technical articles, and general reports published in high-repute academic societies, Handbook of Textile Effluent Remediation provides a detailed narration of the acceptable methods of treating textile wastewater, such as active ozonation, membrane filtration, and adsorption. The book discusses emerging and suitable treatment systems that are viable, efficient, and economical. In this context, it provides an array of several traditional as well as advanced treatment practices for textile effluents. It covers research-oriented descriptions of textile wastewater treatment that can be adopted by scientific communities, academicians, and undergraduate and postgraduate students of industrial engineering, materials science and engineering, physics, and chemistry. It offers several interesting methodologies and aspects of current dimensional research through user-friendly content, tables, and figures and provides up-to-date literature on important and useful information for textile effluents, their impact on the environment, and advanced remediation processes. Needless to say, this book is of immense use to global researchers, academicians, and consultants engaged in various streams of wastewater treatment science.

A Little Book about BIG Chemistry - The Story of Man-Made Polymers (Paperback, 1st ed. 2017): Jim Massy A Little Book about BIG Chemistry - The Story of Man-Made Polymers (Paperback, 1st ed. 2017)
Jim Massy
R1,891 Discovery Miles 18 910 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The brief explains in simple terms the essentials of polymer chemistry and how polymers came to be discovered by pioneers in this field. It relates the many uses of polymers, including those not widely recognised by the lay person. The chemistry of polymerisation and the influence of chemical structure and additives on properties are described. Ethical issues are considered, especially in the context of huge tonnages of plastics. Finally short paragraphs on more than 30 common polymers are listed chronologically with chemical structures, properties and applications. It will appeal to those with connections to or within the plastics, rubber and textile industries, science students, members of other science disciplines using polymers, as well as people just curious to know about everyday plastics.

Care and Maintenance of Textile Products Including Apparel and Protective Clothing (Paperback): Rajkishore Nayak, Saminathan... Care and Maintenance of Textile Products Including Apparel and Protective Clothing (Paperback)
Rajkishore Nayak, Saminathan Ratnapandian
R3,554 Discovery Miles 35 540 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Proper care and maintenance of textile materials is essential in prolonging their durability and appearance. This books describes methods of care and maintenance for textile products, focusing on types of laundering and dry-cleaning processes, chemicals, and equipment, while considering the environmental impacts of these procedures and green cleaning approaches. It details care labelling of garments, including electronic care labelling and instructions for different specialty textiles. Factors such as pilling, abrasion, snagging, color fading, and dimensional change are discussed. This book also emphasizes care and maintenance of textiles used for protection from fire, bullets, cold weather, and chemicals.

Textile and Clothing Design Technology (Hardcover): Tom Cassidy, Parikshit Goswami Textile and Clothing Design Technology (Hardcover)
Tom Cassidy, Parikshit Goswami
R6,349 Discovery Miles 63 490 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

In the textile industry, there is a pressing need for people who can facilitate the translation of creative solutions from designers into manufacturing language and data. The design technologist has to understand the elements and principles employed by designers and how these change for various textile media. One must also have a good understanding of the processes, materials and products for which the textile designer is required to produce creative solutions. This book will be for designers wishing to improve their technological knowledge, technologists wishing to understand the design process, and anyone else who seeks to work at this design-technology interface. Key Features: * Provides a comprehensive information about textile production, apparel production and the design aspects of both textile and apparel production. * Fills the traditional gap between design and manufacture changing with advanced technologies. * Includes brief summary of spinning, weaving, chemical processing and garmenting. * Facilitates translation of creative solutions from designers into manufacturing language and data. * Covers set of workshop activities.

Roadmap to Sustainable Textiles and Clothing - Environmental and Social Aspects of Textiles and Clothing Supply Chain... Roadmap to Sustainable Textiles and Clothing - Environmental and Social Aspects of Textiles and Clothing Supply Chain (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014)
Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu
R3,928 Discovery Miles 39 280 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book covers the elements involved in achieving sustainability in textiles and Clothing sector. The chapters to be covered in three volumes of this series title cover all the distinctive areas earmarked for achieving sustainable development in textiles and the clothing industry. This second volume deals with the measurement of environmental and societal impacts across the textiles and clothing supply chain. It addresses this important aspect in a comprehensive way including the overall picture of environmental and societal impacts of textiles and clothing supply chain, environmentally sustainable clothing consumption, emerging green technologies and eco-friendly products for sustainable textiles, etc. This volume has a dedicated place to deal with the consumer phase impacts in the life cycle of clothing products, biodegradation of textile products, sustainable business development and its implications in textile sector.

Roadmap to Sustainable Textiles and Clothing - Eco-friendly Raw Materials, Technologies, and Processing Methods (Paperback,... Roadmap to Sustainable Textiles and Clothing - Eco-friendly Raw Materials, Technologies, and Processing Methods (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014)
Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu
R4,370 Discovery Miles 43 700 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book covers the elements involved in achieving sustainability in the textiles and clothing sector. The chapters covered in different volumes of this series title aim to cover all the distinctive areas earmarked for achieving sustainable development in the textile and clothing industry. This first volume is dedicated to the initial phases of life cycle, i.e. raw materials and manufacturing phases of textile products. This book aims to cover the sustainable raw materials, technologies and processing methods to achieve sustainable textile products. There are plenty of raw materials available today to cater the needs of sustainable textiles and apparels including organic materials, recycled and biodegradable raw materials for textile applications. Similarly, many innovative methods to process textile materials to achieve sustainability in the supply chain along with various processing technologies to manufacture textile products sustainably. This first volume covers the titles of these areas in a comprehensive way.

Proceedings of the International Colloquium in Textile Engineering, Fashion, Apparel and Design 2014 (ICTEFAD 2014) (Paperback,... Proceedings of the International Colloquium in Textile Engineering, Fashion, Apparel and Design 2014 (ICTEFAD 2014) (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014)
Mohd Rozi Ahmad, Mohamad Faizul Yahya
R4,928 Discovery Miles 49 280 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The book is a collection of academic papers from a conference that focuses on significant issues, fundamental and applied research advances on a range of topics in the areas of textile engineering, apparel, fashion and design. Among others, the book will update the readers on recent research in technical and functional textiles; future trends and visions for textile, apparel and fashion; global business, marketing and management in textile and apparel; education and training in textile and apparel and design, fashion, footwear product and materials innovation.

Introduction to Clothing Production Management 2e (Paperback, 2nd Edition): A.J. Chuter Introduction to Clothing Production Management 2e (Paperback, 2nd Edition)
A.J. Chuter
R1,083 Discovery Miles 10 830 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This introductory textbook for supervisors and students of clothing and fashion sets out the fundamentals of work study, effective supervision, training, balancing, layouts, fault prevention and other basic information needed by those working in the clothing manufacturing industry. This second edition has been updated to incorprate the changes that have occurred since the first edition was published seven years ago. Greater emphasis has been placed on production planning and control, and total quality management, both important factors for ensuring a profitable operation.

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