Textile Chemistry

Textile and fibre chemistry form the theoretical basis to understand production and properties of textile based products. In this 2nd edition fundamentals of textile chemistry and theoretical and applicatory aspects of colour chemistry are interconnected to draw detailed picture of chemical reactions occurring during production and modification of textile products. An overview about chemical modification, finishing operations is given to explain how to impart special functionalities into functional products. Examples for technical scale processes and representative machinery used therein give insight into the technical reality of a dyehouse. A new chapter about circularity of textiles highlights the interlinkage between product design, including dyes and finishes, and the requirements to develop future fibre-to-fibre recycling.

The work covers all relevant aspects of a textile product from fibre production, coloration, finishing, consumer use and fibre-to-fibre recycling. The content of the book allows a first entry into this multi-disciplinary field. Through its comprehensive character the authors explain the interdependence between textile and fibre processing and aspects of recycling, which makes the work a valuable source of information to design future textiles for circularity.

Author Biography

Prof. Dr. Thomas Bechtold, University Innsbruck, Research Institute for Textile Chemistry and Textile Physics.
Prof. Bechtold is the head of the Research Institute for Textile Chemistry and Textile Physics at the University of Innsbruck since 1998. He is one of the leading scientist in the field of fabric and textile chemistry and published over 260 articles/chapters and 20 patents. Prof. Bechtold is involved in several collaborations with industry and interdisciplinary research programmes. In 2015 he was awarded with the „Wissenschaftspreis des Landes Vorarlberg“ in Austria.

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Tung Pham, University Innsbruck, Research Institute for Textile Chemistry and Textile Physics. Prof. Tung Pham is working as industrial research professor at the Research Institute for Textile Chemistry and Textile Physics at the University of Innsbruck since 2016. He obtained his Ph.D. in Chemistry at the Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg from where he moved for a postdoctoral stay at the Queen’s University in Ontario, Canada.