Abstract
Textile fiber output has increased to about 100 million metric tons, with natural fibers, synthetics, and other regenerated fibers being the most common types. Because of the rising industrialization in the twentieth century, there was unprecedented growth in the emphasis on occupational safety. The result was broadened in the difficulty of legislation, regulation, and environmental awareness in the workplace. Biodegradable textiles refer to those fibers and/or fabrics decomposition naturally using bacteria and fungi. Chemicals percentage used in the textile materials life cycle largely determines the textiles biodegradability. The more chemicals used, the longer it takes for the fabric to biodegrade, causing environmental destruction. Numerous biodegradable textiles are based on their degradability degree, the time required to degrade completely, and ecological impact. This chapter reviews a scientific description of the biodegradation means in textile fibers, approaches, testing conditions, fibers biodegradation evaluation, the biodegradation mechanisms of several textile fibers, and their blends and composites, as well as sustainability achievement philosophy in textiles and clothing fields.
Abbreviations
- AATCC:
-
American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists
- ASTM:
-
American Society for Testing and Materials
- DMDHEU:
-
Low formaldehyde dimethylol dihydroxy ethylene urea
- DMUG:
-
Dimethylurea glyoxal
- DOP:
-
Degree of polymerization
- FTIR:
-
Infrared Spectroscopy
- MMT:
-
million metric tons
- PBI:
-
Polyfunctional blocked isocyanate crosslinker
- PLA:
-
Poly (lactic acid)
- SEM:
-
Scanning Electron Microscope
- TOC:
-
Total organic carbon amount
- XRD:
-
X-ray diffraction
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Nofal, R.M. (2022). Biodegradable Textiles, Recycling, and Sustainability Achievement. In: Ali, G.A.M., Makhlouf, A.S.H. (eds) Handbook of Biodegradable Materials. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-83783-9_54-1
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