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ClearCritical Review on Sustainability in Denim: A Step toward Sustainable Production and Consumption of Denim
This review examines sustainable alternatives to conventional denim manufacturing, including eco-friendly dyeing and finishing methods. It highlights how traditional denim processing releases microplastics and microfibers during washing, contributing to environmental pollution. The findings suggest that adopting greener production techniques could significantly reduce the amount of microplastic fibers that end up in waterways from clothing.
Denim Manufacturing and Washing as a Fashioned Garments
This paper is not about microplastics — it is a general overview of denim fabric manufacturing processes and consumer trends.
Evaluation of microfiber release from jeans: the impact of different washing conditions
Researchers quantified microfiber release from three denim jeans during domestic washing, finding that wash temperature, detergent type, and number of wash cycles all affect the quantity of synthetic microfibers shed into wastewater.
Synthetic microfiber emissions from denim industrial washing processes: An overlooked microplastic source within the manufacturing process of blue jeans
Industrial denim washing processes released significantly more synthetic microfibers than domestic washing, with enzymatic washing producing the most microfibers at 1423 MF per gram of fabric, up to 10.95 times higher than reported domestic washing estimates.
A Feasible and Efficient Monitoring Method of Synthetic Fibers Released during Textile Washing
Researchers developed and validated a feasible monitoring method for quantifying synthetic microfibers released from textiles during washing, addressing the need for standardized protocols to measure microfiber emissions. The method provided reproducible results for collecting and characterizing microfibers from wash effluent to support emission modeling.
Textile Waste Recycling: Emerging Technologies, Environmental Challenges, and Sustainable Solutions
This review synthesizes current knowledge on textile waste recycling, covering mechanical, chemical, and biological recycling technologies alongside environmental challenges and sustainability trade-offs. The authors highlight microfiber shedding and hazardous dye contamination as key barriers to effective textile circularity, and identify emerging solutions including enzymatic processing and closed-loop fiber-to-fiber recycling.
Life-Cycle Assessment as a Next Level of Transparency in Denim Manufacturing
This study applied life cycle assessment (LCA) methodology to denim manufacturing to quantify its environmental impact across the full production chain. Results revealed that water use and chemical dyeing were among the most burdensome stages. The research supports the growing need for transparent sustainability metrics in the fashion industry.
Sustainable Textile Industry: An Overview
This review examines the environmental sustainability challenges of the textile industry, covering chemical pollution, high water and energy consumption, and solid waste generation at every production stage, while discussing strategies such as sustainable materials, cleaner processing, and circular economy approaches.
Reliable quantification of microplastic release from the domestic laundry of textile fabrics
This study identified major sources of variation in methods used to quantify microplastic fiber release from textile laundry, recommending a standardized testing protocol to enable reliable comparisons across fabrics, machines, and washing conditions.
Reducing the Environmental Impact of Denim: A Comparative Study of Green and Conventional Manufacturing Practices
Researchers conducted a life cycle assessment comparing sustainable and conventional denim manufacturing practices in Bangladesh, evaluating indicators including GHG emissions, water use, and terrestrial acidification. Yarn and fabric production accounted for 56% of GHG emissions and 45% of terrestrial acidification, identifying early production stages as the priority targets for environmental improvement in denim manufacturing.
Towards functional textiles: the novel sustainable technologies for improvement of appearance, colour, elasticity, and regeneration of microdamages
Researchers investigated novel sustainable laundry technologies designed to repair microdamages in delicate synthetic fabrics, evaluating treatments that could extend garment lifespan and reduce microplastic release and greenhouse gas emissions associated with textile washing.
Possibility Routes for Textile Recycling Technology
This review examined possible routes for textile recycling technology, covering chemical, mechanical, and biological methods, and highlighted the urgent need for efficient, cost-effective recycling processes to address the fashion industry's growing environmental impact.
Microplastics Shedding from Textiles—Developing Analytical Method for Measurement of Shed Material Representing Release during Domestic Washing
Researchers developed an analytical method to measure microplastic shedding from textiles during domestic washing, identifying key methodological variables that explain the large variation in shedding measurements across prior studies and proposing a standardized approach for more comparable results.
The Science of Laundering and Wear: Understanding Fiber Fragmentation from Secondhand Cotton Denim
Researchers examined fiber fragment release from secondhand 100% cotton denim during laundering using the AATCC TM212-2021 test method to characterize size, morphology, and quantity of released fragments. The study found that secondhand cotton denim contributes measurable fiber fragment loads to wastewater, providing data relevant to evaluating the environmental footprint of secondhand clothing markets.
Quantification of microfibre release from textiles during domestic laundering
Researchers developed a reliable method for quantifying microfibre release from domestic laundering, finding that fabric characteristics had a greater influence on release than wash settings, and estimated UK annual domestic microfibre emissions between 7,300 and 36,100 tonnes depending on assumptions.
Recent Advances in the Remediation of Textile-Dye-Containing Wastewater: Prioritizing Human Health and Sustainable Wastewater Treatment
This review examines how the textile industry is a major source of wastewater containing harmful dyes and chemicals that threaten water quality and human health. It evaluates sustainable treatment approaches including bio-adsorbents, membrane technology, and advanced oxidation processes for cleaning textile wastewater and recovering useful materials.
Sustainable Filtering Systems to Reduce Microfiber Emissions from Textiles during Household Laundering
This study evaluated sustainable filtration systems for capturing microfibers released from synthetic textiles during household washing, assessing their efficiency in reducing the entry of these microplastic fibers into wastewater.
The Effect of the Physical and Chemical Properties of Synthetic Fabrics on the Release of Microplastics during Washing and Drying
Researchers investigated how the physical and chemical properties of synthetic fabrics influence microplastic fiber release during washing and drying, finding that fabric construction, fiber type, and surface treatment are key determinants of the quantity and characteristics of released microplastic particles.
Combining Flexible and Sustainable Design Principles for Evaluating Designs: Textile Recycling Application
Researchers developed a framework combining flexible and sustainable design principles to evaluate textile recycling technologies. The study addresses the growing environmental burden of textile waste in the U.S., where over 15 million tons are discarded annually with less than 15% recycled, contributing to microplastic pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. The proposed evaluation method aims to help identify recycling approaches that are both economically viable and environmentally responsible.
Textile recycling- A review
This review examines textile recycling approaches for diverting the fast-growing global textile waste stream from landfills, covering mechanical, chemical, and thermal recycling methods and highlighting barriers including fibre blends, contamination, and economic viability that limit current recycling rates.