Technologies to Reduce WEC
Technologies for Sustainable Cotton Textile Manufacturing
For over three decades, Cotton Incorporated has been at the forefront of facilitating innovations that help make textile manufacturing more efficient and effective. The World of Ideas presents practical and effective technologies for reducing the use of water, energy, and chemicals (WEC) in cotton textile processing, which is best achieved in fabric preparation, dyeing, and finishing processes. Using these solutions, the cotton textile industry can reduce the WEC environmental footprint by at least 50%.
World of Ideas, Volume 1
Process
- Cold Pad Batch Preparation and Dyeing
- Continuous Processing of Knits
- Two-Stage Preparation of Wovens
- Combined Scour and Bleach for Yarns and Knits
- Foam Dyeing, Finishing, and Coating
- Pad/Dry vs. Pad/Dry/Pad/Steam
- Right First Time Dyeing
Chemicals and Dyes
- Cationization for Salt-Free Dyeing
- High-Fixation Reactive Dyeing with Reduced Salt
- Enzyme Treatment
- Size Recovery and Recycling via Ultrafiltration
- Pre-reduced Liquid Dyes
- Pigment Pad Application
Equipment
- Low-Liquor-Ratio Jet Dyeing Machines
- Low-Liquor-Ratio Package Dyeing
- Caustic Recovery and Reuse
- Insulation of Dyeing, Drying, and Tenter Machines
- Solar Heating of Water
Systems, Control, and Management
- Automatic Dye and Chemical Dispensing
- Advanced Equipment and Process Control
- Various System Approaches to Reduce WEC
- Empowered Environmental Teams
Wastewater Treatment
- High-Technology Filtration Systems
- Recycling of Internal Process Water
- Use or Sale of Wastewater Treatment Sludge for Fuel
- Physical, Biological, and Activated-Carbon Systems
World of Ideas, Volume 2
Process
- Liquid Ammonia Mercerization
- Spray Technology for Dyeing, Finishing, and Coating
Chemicals & Dyes
- Cationization for Salt-Free Dyeing—Update
- Enzyme Treatment—Update
- Dye Produced from Cotton By-products
- Environmentally Sustainable Reactive Dyes
Equipment
- Combined Spinning and Knitting Machines
- Double-Sided Transfer Printing
- Digital Printing
- Abrasive Drum Alternative to Stonewashing
- Laser Finishing
- Ozone Finishing
- Seam Bonding
The FABRICAST™ Fabric Collection
- Liquid Ammonia Mercerization
- Spray Technology for Dyeing, Finishing, and Coating
- Cationization for Salt-Free Dyeing
- Dye Produced from Cotton By-products
- Combined Spinning and Knitting Machines
- Double-Sided Transfer Printing
- Digital Printing
- Abrasive Drum Alternative to Stonewashing
- Laser Finishing
- Ozone Finishing
