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WATER CONSERVATION
• Better Management of Water Resources is a Must if Future Needs are to be Met by K. L. Kollar (Textile Chemist & Colorist, March 26, 1969). Water management requires quantitative knowledge of the resource, but such knowledge is seriously lacking.
• Economic Profile and Evaluation of Cotton Preparation—Water and Energy Consumption by Ozlenen Erdem Ismal (AATCC Review , April 2009). Cutting cotton wet processing expenses can help keep your business growing. Should you use enzymatic or traditional scouring? Water, materials, and energy consumption and costs are considered in this study.
• Influence of Catalases Isolated from Different Origins on Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics by G. Erkan and M. Sariisik (AATCC Review, February 2004). Catalase is a very effective tool to remove hydrogen peroxide without affecting the dyeing process.
• It’s a New Laundry Day by Maria C. Thiry (AATCC Review, March 2008). Consumers are starting to feel the effects of water and energy-efficient washing machines…and so is the textile industry.
• More Than Miracles--Environmentally Friendly Wet Processing Tools by Maria C. Thiry (AATCC Review, March 2002). Reducing energy and water consumption makes economic and ecological sense.
• Sending Profits Down the Drain by Maria C. Thiry (AATCC Review, July 2005). The importance of minding the three E's: energy, emissions, and effluents.
• The Availability of Quality Water is Important in Picking a Plant Site by Thomas A. Fridy (Textile Chemist & Colorist, March 26, 1969). The selection of a plant site can play an important part in determining the degree and type of pollution abatement controls which are necessary. This paper discusses in detail the many factors which can influence such a choice.
• Using Less Water = Doing Less Laundry by Maria C. Thiry (AATCC News, April 2008). Read about the technology that skips washing machines altogether.
• Waste Minimization in the Dyehouse by Brian Glover and Lorraine Hill (Textile Chemist & Colorist, June 1993). Major steps can be taken toward waste minimization in conventional dyeing techniques. Costs of dyes, chemicals, energy, water and effluent treatment can be reduced by 30% or more.