Handbook of Textile Coloration and Finishing

Textile wet processing involves a series of complex physico-chemical steps throughout the production process of a wide variety of consumer and industrial products. Textile dyeing, printing and finishing are most basic aspects of textile manufacturing process. The ever growing demand of sustainable textile coloration and finishing technologies has created immense pressure on researchers and various stakeholders in textile industry to develop highly competitive, resource efficient, technologically advanced and sustainable methods to meet current industrial requirements. Fundamental knowledge and technical understanding of current developments is necessary for all stakeholders in textile industry to grow and remain competitive in global market. The book provides a thorough understanding different aspect of textile wet processing. The focuses primarily on preparatory processes, dyeing, printing, and finishing of textile substrates, color management and sustainability issues in textile industry. This handbook contains 20 chapters organized in a systematic manner. Each chapter contains distinctive information on a particular aspect of textile coloration and finishing. With its international team of contributors, Handbook of Textile Coloration And Finishing provides a comprehensive reference material for a variety of readers including students, researchers in academia and industry, textile manufacturers, designers, colour technologists and product developers.