Sustainable Innovations in the Textile Industry

Roshan Paul is associated with the Institut für Textiltechnik of RWTH Aachen University, Germany. He is also a Professor in the University of Beira Interior, Portugal. He has previously worked in the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Spain, Clariant, India, LEITAT Technological Center, Spain and Hohenstein Institute, Germany. He is a Chartered Textile Technologist and a Fellow of The Textile Institute (CText FTI), a Chartered Colourist and a Fellow of the Society of Dyers and Colourists (CCol FSDC), a Chartered Engineer and a Fellow of The Institution of Engineers (India) (CEng FIE), a Fellow of the Textile Association (India) (FTA), and a Senior Life Member of American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists. He is an alumnus of the Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, India. Contact e-mail: paulrosh@yahoo.com Thomas Gries is Professor and Director of the Institut für Textiltechnik of RWTH Aachen University, Germany. His achievements are commendable, and his contributions to the field of textile technology and fibre based composites have had a profound impact. Furthermore, his leadership in transforming the Institut für Textiltechnik into a comprehensive provider of textile innovation, digitalisation and sustainability initiatives underscores his dedication to pushing the boundaries of textile technology. His involvement in textile recycling, decarbonisation, biotransformation and efforts to enhance energy and material efficiency further solidifies his status as an undisputed leader in the field. Contact e-mail: thomas.gries@ita.rwth-aachen.de

1 Sustainable innovations in textiles
2 Production and processing of natural fibres
3 Innovations in man-made and synthetic fibres
4 Innovations in spinning processes and machinery
5 Innovations in weaving, knitting and nonwoven machinery
6 Innovations in woven textiles
7 Innovations in knitted textiles
8 Innovations in nonwoven textiles
9 Innovations in dyes and chemoinformatics approach
10 Speciality chemicals, enzymes and finishes
11 Innovations in textile wet processing machinery
12 Innovations in textile pretreatments
13 Dyeing, printing and digital colouration
14 Functional finishing and smart coating
15 Garment machinery for regenerative manufacturing
16 Sustainable textile care and maintenance
17 Sustainable supply chain and logistics of fashion business
18 Closed-loop postconsumer textile recycling
19 Textile effluent treatment and recycling
20 Sustainability aspects, LCA and ecolabels