Is Unbleached Cotton Better Than Bleached? Exploring the Limits of Life-Cycle Assessment in the Textile Sector

Chalmers University of Technology (CUT)

Article | Paid | Mar 15, 2017

The applicability of life-cycle assessment (LCA) for the textile industry is discussed with a special focus on environmental impact from chemicals. Together with issues of... Read More

Towards Understanding Sustainable Textile Waste Management: Environmental impacts and social indicators

Chalmers University of Technology (CUT)

Article | Free | Jan 01, 2014

Global population growth and rising living standards have increased apparel consumption, and thegeneration of textile and clothing waste. This has raised concerns about... Read More

Chemical and ultrastructural changes in cotton cellulose induced by laundering and textile use

Chalmers University of Technology (CUT)

Article | Free | May 15, 2014

The textile industry is currently under pressure to decrease environmental load related to both the manufacture and the use of textiles. Material recycling may be one of... Read More

Towards Sustainable Use of Chemicals in the Textile Industry: How life cycle assessment can contribute

Chalmers University of Technology (CUT)

Article | Free | Jan 01, 2015

The research presented in the thesis and the two papers intends to improve LCA methodology and practice so that use and emissions of textile chemicals can be included in... Read More

Characterization of cellulose in post-consumer cotton textiles

Chalmers University of Technology (CUT)

Article | Free | Jan 01, 2015

The overall objective of this thesis is to provide a background to the recycling of cotton. Since cotton consists of pure cellulose, it might be possible to include used... Read More