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A Review on Wearable Textile Antenna
Abstract: In today’s world, importance of wearable textile antennas has gained importance for healthcare and pervasive applications. Utilization of wearable textile materials for the development of microstrip antenna segment has been rapid due to the recent miniaturization of wireless devices. The use of wearable textile antennas is increasing rapidly in wireless applications. A wearable antenna is meant to be a part of the clothing used for communication purposes, which includes tracking …
Published in Journal of Telecommunication, Switching Systems and Networks · Vol. 2, Issue 3, 2015 · pp. 37–41 Read article
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Development of Bio-Based Smart Textiles with Temperature Adaptive and Self-Cleaning Properties
Abstract: This research explores the development of bio-based smart textiles that integrate both temperature-adaptive and self-cleaning properties, responding to the growing need for sustainable and functional innovations in the textile industry. Unlike conventional fabrics, smart textiles provide multifunctional responses to environmental stimuli such as heat, light, and moisture. The focus of this work is on combining renewable natural fibers, biodegradable polymers, and environmentally friendly additives to design textiles that are not …
Published in Journal of Modern Chemistry & Chemical Technology · Vol. 16, Issue 3, 2025 · pp. 1–7 Read article
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Development of Durable Panels from Consumer Clothing and Garment Cutting Waste Textile Materials
Abstract: This paper examines the creation of eco-friendly durable panels developed from recycled textile waste. The primary sources of textile waste are, the used consumer clothing materials and garment cut waste fabric materials. The accumulation of textile waste affects our environment and increases the landfills. In this research, we developed a new process and method to recycle the textile waste and transform them into durable panel, a sustainable alternative to traditional …
Published in Journal of Polymer & Composites · Vol. 13, Issue 6, 2025 · pp. 52–63 Read article
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Applications of Nanomaterials in Membrane Separation for Effluent Treatment in the Textile Industry
Abstract: The textile industry makes a significant contribution to economic growth. As the global population continues to increase exponentially, production rates are also on the rise to meet this growing demand. Unfortunately, this surge in production often leads to noncompliance with environmental regulations. While the textile industry supports economic development, it also contributes to serious pollution. Various dyes, such as azo dyes, Congo Red (CR), Crystal Violet, methylene blue, and methyl …
Published in International Journal of Advance in Molecular Engineering · Vol. 4, Issue 1, 2026 · pp. 1–8 Read article
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Textile Treatment processes using Plasma as the Fourth State
Abstract: Green Treatment of Textiles using Fourth State Plasma Technologies is on the focus worldwide with promising environmental incentives. As reported globally, the latest technology of the century being the Plasma Technology has been applied to Textiles almost in all fields from production, processing and treatment. The textile material will be awarded with special properties on processing or treating through the Plasma technology.
Published in Trends in Machine design · Vol. 5, Issue 3, 2018 · pp. 34–36 Read article
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Study of the Effect of Rice Husk As An Active Low-cost Adsorbant for Textile Wastewater Treatment
Abstract: Textile wastewater contains different colors which are harmful to the environment. Activated carbon can be used for the decolorization of textile wastewater. Most of the textile plants do not use the activated carbon due to its expensive cost and still it was classified as imported item. Low-cost adsorbant produced from locally available materials can solve this problem. This paper describes the color removal of textile wastewater by adsorption process using …
Published in Recent Trends in Civil Engineering & Technology · Vol. 4, Issue 3, 2014 · pp. 16–19 Read article
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Conversion of Textile Waste Yarns to Candle Product by Designing Simple Candle Producing Machine
Abstract: During the production of yarn in textile industry, there is high waste generation due to different reasons. These wastes are used for the production of candle and tapper product. In order to be competitive with companies performing similar operation, it requires changing this waste into some product. Since there is no other sector, which produces candle from waste yarn in Ethiopia, and candles are currently imported, which increases the product …
Published in Journal of Production Research & Management · Vol. 9, Issue 3, 2019 · pp. 9–14 Read article
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Spinning a New Narrative of Total Productive Maintenance Strategies in Textile Manufacturing
Abstract: Since there is nothing more than what an intense and globalized era demands, quality has emerged as one of the most important factors in determining an institution's survival and success. Well-run companies understand that their bottom lines could be severely impacted by customer reliability. Consequently, a number of fiercely competitive businesses are continually increasing their standards for quality. They are using a quality system called total productive maintenance (TPM) and …
Published in Trends in Mechanical Engineering & Technology · Vol. 13, Issue 3, 2023 · pp. 23–44 Read article
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Treatment of Textile Industrial Wastewater using Hydrophilized Polyamide Nanofiltration Membrane for Water Recovery and Reuse
Abstract: The textile industry is very water intensive. Water is used for cleaning the raw material and for many flushing steps during the entire production process. During the process a large quantity of wastewater is produced which consists of dyes, heavy metals, pigments, and surfactants in high concentration levels all around the world. Dyes and other chemical laden wastewater released by textile industries is a major concern for the treatment which …
Published in Journal of Water Pollution & Purification Research Read article
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The MCDM Technique is Being Utilized to Develop Sustainable Supply Chain Management in the Textile Industries
Abstract: Sustainable Supply Chain Management (SSCM) of production systems is crucial in the current globalization setting. Many businesses are having a lot of issues with supply chain management. In order to determine the most effective SSCM techniques, this research will rank the primary SSCM hurdles. The fuzzy analytical hierarchy process (FAHP) is used to rank the primary barriers in SSCM. A committee of three specialists was assembled to score various variables. …
Published in International Journal of Industrial and Product Design Engineering · Vol. 1, Issue 1, 2023 · pp. 28–42 Read article
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Bio-inspired Thermo-responsive and Self-Healing Polymer–PCM Hybrids for Next-Generation Smart Textile Applications
Abstract: The integration of phase change materials (PCMs) into flexible polymers represents a promising strategy for developing smart textiles with advanced thermal regulation and mechanical adaptability. However, the challenges of PCM leakage, poor mechanical strength, and durability under cyclic stress have limited their practical applications. In this study, we present a novel self-healing and elastic composite based on thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) incorporating 30 wt% microencapsulated PCM (mPCM) and dynamic disulfide bonds …
Published in Journal of Polymer & Composites · Vol. 13, Issue 4, 2025 · pp. 228–238 Read article
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Utilization of Treated Textile Dyeing Wastewater and GGBFS–Perlite Blends for Sustainable Cementitious Composite Development
Abstract: The increasing global demand for concrete critically intensifies the consumption of potable water, raising significant environmental concerns and depleting vital resources. Concurrently, the textile dyeing industry generates substantial volumes of wastewater, posing considerable disposal and pollution challenges. Our investigation explores a dual solution by utilizing treated textile dyeing wastewater as an alternative mixing water source, combined with ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBFS) and perlite as supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs), …
Published in Journal of Polymer & Composites · Vol. 14, Issue 2, 2026 · pp. 291–300 Read article
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Textile Antenna with Partial Ground for Multiband Applications
Abstract: AbstractIn this article, the dominant textile antenna is presented. The proposed antenna has various applications like satellite communication, military and medical applications. The proposed antenna gives dual frequency bands with bandwidth from 8.96 to 14.456 GHz with 46.73% and second band from 14.98 to 17.46 GHz with 15.289. The intended textile antenna is applicable for wireless communication systems as it has wide dual bandwidth and high directivity of 6.379 dBi.Keywords: …
Published in Journal of Microwave Engineering and Technologies · Vol. 4, Issue 3, 2017 · pp. 15–18 Read article
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Microstrip Textile Antenna for S-band Applications
Abstract: In this article, the proposed textile antenna has been studied with better results, high directivity, high gain, good return loss and multiple bands are obtained for wide range of applications in S-band with multiple bands. The substrate material of the proposed antenna is a jean which is a flexible material, the patch and partial ground plane is of copper. There is a modification in proposed textile antenna design with the …
Published in Journal of Telecommunication, Switching Systems and Networks · Vol. 4, Issue 2, 2017 · pp. 27–31 Read article
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Study of the Effect of Saline Solution on the Extraction of the Acacia Gum Active Coagulant for Textile Wastewater Treatment
Abstract: The use of synthetic coagulants is not regarded as suitable due to health and economic considerations. A new coagulant obtained through polymerization of acacia gum extract has been characterized in the removal of dangerous dye pollutants. The present study was aimed to investigate the effects of acacia gum as coagulant in treatment of textile wastewater. The coagulant prepared was employed for the removal of sludge at the different doses. The …
Published in Recent Trends in Civil Engineering & Technology · Vol. 4, Issue 3, 2014 · pp. 20–24 Read article
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Heavy Metal Removal from Textile Industrial Effluent using Banana Exocarp Derived Cellulose Acetate Graphene Nanocomposite Membranes
Abstract: The disposal of textile effluent is responsible for serious human health concerns and above all environmental concerns to all kind of species. This indicates that there is immediate and urgent need of emerging, efficient with sustainable recycling technologies. In this paper, banana exocarp as agriculture-based waste, in terms of substrate was utilised as major raw material. The extracted cellulose from the substrate with homogeneous acetylation process, transformed into cellulose acetate …
Published in Journal of Polymer & Composites · Vol. 14, Issue 4, 2026 · pp. 51–62 Read article
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Reverse Micellar Extraction of Direct Yellow-4 dye from Textile Effluent
Abstract: Textile industries and various dye houses are accountable for discharging highly polluted colored effluent leading to severe water pollution. Decolorization of textile effluent is the main challenge faced by these industries. In this study, the solvent extraction method was used to remove anionic dye Direct Yellow-4 (DY-4) from simulated effluent using cationic surfactant CTAB (Cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide) in polar solvent isoamyl alcohol. The removal trend of the dye from aqueous …
Published in Emerging Trends in Chemical Engineering · Vol. 7, Issue 1, 2020 · pp. 5–9 Read article
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Optimization of Response Parameter on Textile Machine Using Grey Relation Analysis
Abstract: Optimization is the one of the techniques used in manufacturing industry to achieve the best output condition, which is necessary for industry production at high quality in the minimum input cost. In this paper, we find out the optimal value towards the best production quality. There are many optimization techniques and one of them is Taguchi-based grey relation analysis method. In this experiment, the method is applied on L27 orthogonal …
Published in Journal of Mechatronics and Automation · Vol. 1, Issue 3, 2014 · pp. 1–10 Read article
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Bendable Microstrip Antenna with Partial Ground for Textile Related Applications
Abstract: AbstractIn this article, the bendable microstrip antenna with the partial ground plane is proposed. The anticipated antenna is made of jeans substrate and applicable in the frequency range 1.90 GHz to 6.81 GHz with a bandwidth of 112.74 %. There is comparison reference antenna and anticipated antenna. The proposed bendable wearable antenna is used in the textile related application.Keywords: Bendable Microstrip Antenna, CST software, Jeans Substrate Cite this ArticleDeepa Rani, …
Published in Journal of Microwave Engineering and Technologies · Vol. 5, Issue 2, 2018 · pp. 17–21 Read article
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Thin fluoropolymer coating on cotton textile to achieve hydrophobicity
Abstract: We report a simple novel procedure to prepare hydrophobic cotton textiles by admicellar polymerization on the cotton surface. By in situ introducing fluoropolymer on cotton fibers to generate a dual-size surface roughness, followed by hydrophobization with a little amount of fluoromonomer Octafluoropentamethyl methacrylate (OFPM) with short time, normally hydrophilic cotton has been easily turned in to hydrophobic. Hydrophobic cotton textile exhibits a static water contact angle of 135° for a …
Published in Journal of Thin Films, Coating Science Technology & Application · Vol. 5, Issue 1, 2018 · pp. 15–22 Read article