This study examines the potential reuse of textile effluent treatment plant (ETP) sludge in building materials. The physico-chemical and engineering properties of a composite textile sludge sample from the southern part of India have been studied. The tests were conducted as per Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) specification codes to evaluate the suitability of the sludge for structural and non...

Within an EU-funded research project, 281 textile dye products in use at nine textile finishing companies from eight European countries were assessed for potential mutagenic properties. Most of the dyes belonged to the so-called existing substances. Data sources considered were data published in the literature, unpublished industrial data provided by dye producing companies, and laboratory test...

Benzidine based azo dyes are proven carcinogens, mutagens and have been linked to bladder cancer of human beings and laboratory animals. The textile and dyestuff manufacturing industry are the two major sources for releasing of azo dyes. Various research groups have started work on genotoxic effect of textile dyes in occupational workers of textile dye industry. Bladder cancer is the most commo...

Textiles are mainly used for decoration and protection. In both cases, original appearance and its retention are important factors for customers. Therefore, evaluation of appearance parameters are critical for quality assurance purposes, while and after manufacturing, to determine lifetime and/or beauty of textile products. Particularly, appearance retention of textile products is commonly cert...

Advances in materials development, fabrication processes, and applications for various fibre electronics are reviewed. Their integration into multifunctional electronic textiles the key challenges large-scale manufacturing discussed.

Statistical quality control is an effective method employed to increase the finished product of enterprises, and this used standards textile company presented in study. The company's knitted fabric data previous years are analyzed, appropriate statistical methods determined improve system currently used. U chart considered assess limits fabrics received from suppliers. A single acceptance sampl...

This exploratory study has provided an insight into implementation of TQM in Pakistani textile manufacturing industry and factors that were considered to be critical to adoption of TQM. The cross sectional results show that TQM is largely implemented in manufacturing/operating function and little in other functional areas. TQM is a philosophy mainly adopted by large organizations. Whereas, SME ...