(Muhammad Tayyib Tahir)
Dilip Gianchandani, (vice chairman of the Indian Texpreneurs Federation) says: “Sustainability is no longer an option in the textile industry; it’s necessary.”
Environmental pollution is the biggest problem of the modern era. World Resources Institute estimated that 5 trillion liters of water are used in dyeing. 20% of the water pollution in the world comes from the textile sector, which is enough water to satisfy the thirst of 110 million people for a whole year. Dyestuff in the effluent becomes a headache for humans and the environment. The first step towards reducing dyestuff in effluent is the use of advanced colorization technologies.
Now take a look at recent developments in advanced colorization technologies.
Sustainable Dyeing: Supercritical CO2 dyeing is developed by Dyecoo to produce vibrant colors, energy efficiency, and lower process costs for machines available on an industrial scale. Dyecoo claims zero wastewater (100% water-free) by using this technology. eCO2Dye is also an emerging company that provides CO2 dyeing machines with a color-matching database. CO2 is more than 95% recovered and available to dye both cotton and polyester.
Earth Colors® by AR Chroma: Animals, plants, minerals, and microbial-based dyes are in the air nowadays. AR Chroma develops innovative products and processes that are eco-friendly in every aspect. Most colors are obtained from non-renewable petroleum-based derivatives, but agricultural waste brings the eye-catchy colors of nature to fashion. These high-performance dyes are synthesized from destroying non-edible agricultural or herbal industries, such as leaves or nutshells.
Natural Pigments: Indiedye uses a modern processing technique with specially-bred indigo plants to create an industry-ready indigo dye that produces natural dyes and mordants. Pigments produced are fully compatible with polyester, nylon, and cellulose fibers. All the shades are GOTS, OEKO-TEX 100, and Roadmap to Zero by ZDHC certified.
Plasma Treatment: Anything that lies between a liquid and a gas is plasma. It replaces the traditional chemistry used to clean the surface of textiles. Laser treatment (ultra-sonic waves of 20 to 500 kHz) is used for accurate dyestuff application. NTX is creating revolutionary textile solutions for sustainable coloration. Its products include durable µV activated dyes, and cool trans coloration technology reduces about 90% of water, 65% energy, and 40% dye usage powered by the Higg Index.
Nano Dye: Nano Dye, sustainable exhaust dyeing technology, changed cotton’s negative charge when water dipped in a positive direction. This positively charged cotton attracts negative dye stuff making the bond more robust and easier. 75% less water, energy consumption, no salt usage, and up to 97% exhaustion make it stand out globally. Also, the embedded sustainable color-matching technology helps textile manufacturers comply with government regulations.
These advanced colorization technologies have enabled textile manufacturers to create more eco-friendly, sustainable textiles.
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