Chapter 8 - Green chemistry in textile industry and their positive impact of implementation

Abstract

As we know, the textile industry led the world into an industrial revolution in 19th century but during these days aquatic toxicity initiated. For the production of new materials, the textile industry utilizes a large amount of energy and hazardous chemicals which puts a heavy strain on global resources and also affects the sustainability of textiles. The toxic effluent used during the various processes damages the groundwater and aquatic life involves huge consumption of energy in different forms. In this regard, alternative approaches and techniques are required to ensure the sustainability of textile processing. Green chemistry emerged as an effective and advantageous tool to make textile processing sustainable and also helped in the development of alternative green and biodegradable chemicals useable as wetting, washing, and finishing agents. Green chemistry is essentially a branch of chemistry that reduces any adverse environmental impact of chemical processes and products for sustainable development and provides a solution for many health and environmental economic problems caused by industrial chemicals. This chapter deals with the review of new approaches and techniques of green chemistry implemented for the development of the textile industry.