Geotextiles have become a popular solution in environmental engineering. They may be
manufactured from synthetic or biodegradable materials. The main functions of geotextiles …

Silk has been widely used not only in the textile field but also in non-textile applications,
which is composed of inner fibrous protein, named fibroin, and outer global protein, named …

This chapter reports on the various physical and chemical methods used in modifying the
natural fibers properties for application in reinforcing composites. Low cost, low density and …

This paper reports the development of novel surface parameters which can be used to
characterise the scale structure of wool fibres obtained from different breeds. Scanning …

Traditional pre-treatments, dyeing, and finishing of textiles have high environmental impacts
because of the high usage of energy, water, and chemicals, and the production of effluent …

The dyeing and finishing step represents a clear hotspot in the textile supply chain as the
wet processing stages require significant amounts of water, energy, and chemicals. In order …

Ultrasonics has the potential to reduce the cost and environmental impact of textile
processing. This work investigates the effects of ultrasonic irradiation during wool scouring …

The global rise in population and growing demand for better and high-quality vegetables
and fruits is the main growth driver for agro-textiles. Agro-textiles are the textiles used for …

The utilization of natural colorants in textile dyeing and printing has come to the forefront of
production of textile goods. Extractions of natural dyes from waste materials and their …

This work is devoted to try to reduce consumption of water during scouring and dyeing of
wool, viscose, and polyester fabrics. This was achieved by scouring wool, viscose, and …