Assessing the Environmental Impact of Textiles and the Clothing Supply Chain

The textile industry impacts the environment in a number of ways, including its use of resources, its impact on global warming, and the amount of pollution and waste it generates. Assessing the Environmental Impact of Textiles and the Clothing Supply Chain reviews methods used to calculate this environmental impact, including product carbon footprints (PCFs), ecological footprints (EFs), and life cycle assessment (LCA). The first chapters provide an introduction to the textile supply chain and its environmental impact, and an overview of the methods used to measure this impact. The book goes on to consider different environmental impacts of the industry, including greenhouse gas emissions, the water and energy footprints of the industry, and depletion of resources, as well as the use of LCA to assess the overall environmental impact of the textile industry. It then deals with the practice of measuring these impacts before forming a conclusion about the environmental impact of the industry. Assessing the Environmental Impact of Textiles and the Clothing Supply Chain provides a standard reference for R&D managers in the textile industry and academic researchers in textile science. Reviews the main methods used to calculate the textile industry's use of resources, its impact on global warming and the pollution and waste it generatesReviews the key methods, their principles and how they can be applied in practice to measure and reduce the environmental impact of textile productsIncludes the following calculation methods: product carbon footprints (PCFs), ecological footprints (EFs) and life cycle assessment (LCA) INDICE: Author contact detailsWoodhead Publishing Series in TextilesChapter 1: The textile supply chain and its environmental impact Abstract:1.1 Introduction1.2 The textile supply chain: an overview1.3 The production of natural fibres1.4 The production of synthetic fibres1.5 Spinning1.6 Fabric manufacture1.7 Finishing processes1.8 Apparel manufacture1.9 Distribution and retail1.10 Usage and disposal1.11 Summary: key challenges in assessing and reducing environmental impacts Chapter 2: Ways of measuring the environmental impact of textile processing: an overview Abstract:2.1 Introduction2.2 Ways of measuring the environmental impact of textile processing and textile products2.3 Environmental legislation relating to textiles2.4 Current environmental standards and schemes in the industry2.5 Summary: key methods reviewed in this book Chapter 3: Textile processing and greenhouse gas emissions: methods for calculating the product carbon footprint (PCF) of textile products Abstract:3.1 Introduction3.2 The main principles of carbon footprint measurement3.3 Carbon footprint assessment methodology3.4 Applications of product carbon footprint (PCF) assessment to key stages in the supply chain3.5 Application of PCF assessment in textiles3.6 Summary: key challenges in calculating the PCF in textiles Chapter 4: Calculating the water and energy footprints of textile products Abstract:4.1 Introduction4.2 Water footprints: an introduction4.3 Methods for assessing water footprints4.4 Applications of water footprint assessment to key stages in the textile supply chain4.5 Energy footprints: introduction and methods of assessment4.6 Applications of energy footprint assessment to key stages in the textile supply chain4.7 Summary: key challenges in calculating water and energy footprints Chapter 5: Textile processing and resource depletion: calculating the ecological footprint of textile products Abstract:5.1 Introduction5.2 Main principles and methods5.3 Application to key stages in the supply chain5.4 Summary: key challenges in calculating ecological footprints (EFs) in textiles Chapter 6: Estimating the overall environmental impact of textile processing: life cycle assessment (LCA) of textile products Abstract:6.1 Introduction6.2 History of life cycle assessment (LCA)6.3 Basic principles of LCA6.4 LCA goal and scope definition6.5 Life cycle inventory analysis6.6 Life cycle impact assessment (LCIA)6.7 Life cycle interpretation6.8 Standards for LCA6.9 Different LCA methods6.10 Different LCIA methods6.11 Tools for calculation of LCAs6.12 Advantages and limitations of LCA6.13 Summary Chapter 7: Life cycle assessment (LCA) and product carbon footprint (PCF) modelling of textile products Abstract:7.1 Introduction7.2 Modelling for product carbon footprint (PCF) and life cycle assessment (LCA) of textile products7.3 Available databases for LCA and PCF modelling of textiles and the clothing supply chain7.4 Key issues in using databases7.5 Difficulties in modelling and simulation7.6 Summary Chapter 8: End-of-life management of textile products Abstract:8.1 Introduction8.2 End-of-life product management options8.3 Reuse of textile products8.4 Recycling of textile products8.5 Incineration and landfilling of textile products8.6 Biodegradation of textile products8.7 Summary Chapter 9: Measuring the environmental impact of textiles in practice: calculating the product carbon footprint (PCF) and life cycle assessment (LCA) of particular textile products Abstract:9.1 Introduction9.2 Cotton clothing: life cycle assessment (LCA) studies of T-shirts9.3 Cotton clothing: LCA studies of jeans9.4 Woollen clothing: LCA study of a sweater9.5 Synthetic clothing: LCA studies of polyester garments9.6 Linen textiles: LCA of a linen shirt9.7 Technical textiles: LCA studies of medical textile products9.8 Nonwovens: LCA studies of nappies (diapers)9.9 Summary Chapter 10: Assessing the environmental impact of textiles: summary and conclusions Abstract:10.1 Introduction10.2 Which assessment methods to use and when10.3 Current problems in environmental assessment10.4 Future trends Index

• ISBN: 978-0-08-101394-6
• Editorial: Woodhead Publishing
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 250
• Fecha Publicación: 30/06/2016
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés