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The impact of textile wet colouration on the environment in 2011

Hurren, Chris, Li, Qing and Wang, Xungai 2012, The impact of textile wet colouration on the environment in 2011, Advanced materials research, vol. 441, pp. 540-543.

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Title The impact of textile wet colouration on the environment in 2011
Author(s) Hurren, Chris
Li, Qing
Wang, Xungai
Journal name Advanced materials research
Volume number 441
Start page 540
End page 543
Total pages 4
Publisher Trans Tech Publications
Place of publication Stafa-Zurich, Switzerland
Publication date 2012
ISSN 1022-6680
Keyword(s) colouration
cotton
dyeing
energy
environmental impact
nylon
polyester
wool
Summary Wet textile colouration has the highest environmental impact of all textile processing steps. It consumes water, chemicals and energy and produces liquid, heat and gas waste streams. Liquid effluent streams are often quite toxic to the environment. There are a number of different dyeing processes, normally fibre type specific, and each has a different impact on the environment. This research investigated the energy, chemical and water requirements for the exhaust colouration of cotton, wool, polyester and nylon. The research investigated the liquid waste biological oxygen demand, total organic carbon dissolved solids, suspended solids, pH and colour along with the energy required for drying after colouration. Polyester fibres had the lowest impact on the environment with low water and energy consumption in dyeing, good dye bath exhaustion, the lowest dissolved solids levels in waste water, relatively neutral pH effluent and low energy in drying. The wool and nylon had similar dyebath requirements and outputs however the nylon could be dyed at far lower liquor ratios and hence provided better energy and water use figures. Cotton performed badly in all of the measured parameters.
Notes Presented at the 2011 International Conference on Eco-Dyeing, Finishing and Green Chemistry (EDFGC)
Language eng
Field of Research 091006 Manufacturing Processes and Technologies (excl Textiles)
Socio Economic Objective 869803 Management of Liquid Waste from Manufacturing Activities (excl. Water)
HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal
ERA Research output type C Journal article
Copyright notice ©2012, Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland
Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30044146

Document type: Journal Article
Collection: Centre for Material and Fibre Innovation
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