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Denim
Manufacture, Finishing and Applications
A volume in Woodhead Publishing Series in Textiles
Edited by:Roshan Paul
ISBN: 978-0-85709-843-6
Price : USD 246.50 (After 15% Discount) on
http://store.elsevier.com/Denim/isbn-9780857098436/
Denim: Manufacture, Finishing and Applications provides
exhaustive coverage of denim manufacture, jeans washing, novel applications and environmental impacts. It also
contains information on the history and social influence of
denim, and includes the details relevant to the fashion and
apparel industry. The topics covered are comprehensive
with contributions from experts the world over, and the book
is offered as an authentic reference book for any relevant
information on denim.

Provides a thorough review of denim manufacturing and jeans washing technologies.

Includes details relevant to the fashion and

apparel industry while maintaining a high
level of technological content on spinning, dyeing, weaving, garments, washing, finishing and
other applications.

Includes several contributions from industry

experts.

Hardcover : 612 pages

Woodhead Publishing Ltd (23 April 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0857098438
ISBN-13: 978-0857098436
Product Dimensions: 4.4 x 15.9 x 23.5 cm

The book has "Denim and jeans: an overview" by Roshan

Paul and has been divided into three parts : Denim fabric
manufacture (5 papers); Manufacture and finishing of jeans
(9 papers) and Novel applications and environmental aspects (5 papers). The papers include : Cotton fibre for denim manufacture; Indigo dye and reduction techniques;
Indigo dyeing technology for denim yarns; Dyeing of denim yarns with non-indigo dyes; Weaving technologies
for manufacturing denim; Role of denim and jeans in the fashion industry; Joining techniques for denim jeans;
Dyeing technologies for denim garments; Digital printing techniques for denim jeans; Washing techniques for
denim jeans; Biotechnological washing of denim jeans; Reduced water washing of denim garments; Finishing of
jeans and quality control; Comfort aspects of denim garments; Novel varieties of denim fabrics; Non-apparel
applications of denim.
Senior Life Member of AATCC, and a Chartered Colourist and a Fellow
of the Society of Dyers and Colourists. He has previously worked in the
Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) in Barcelona, Clariant in
Mumbai and LEITAT Technological Center in Terrassa (Barcelona). He
has vast experience in managing European R&D projects and has several publications in the area of the applied research. Since 2013, he has
been working as the Head of Research & Innovation of the Function
and Care Department of the Hohenstein Institute in Germany.

Roshan Paul, 44, graduated in Textile Chemistry from the Institute of

Chemical Technology (ICT), Mumbai
in 1995 and holds Masters and Doctorate degrees in Chemical Technology from the same institute. He is a

Hohenstein Institute is among the most important independent research

and testing institutions in the textile sector. It comprises of four different
institutes: Hohenstein Textile Testing Institute GmbH & Co. KG,
Hohenstein Laboratories GmbH & Co. KG, Hohenstein Academy e.V.
and Hohenstein Institut fr Textilinnovation gGmbH, which is a private
non-profit research institute. It is involved in the application oriented
research and development of innovative products and processes to
open up new market segments for the entire textile industry and its
target markets. The Function and Care Department of this institute is
working mainly in the areas of textile finishing and coating, spectroscopy, Personal Protective Equipments, 3-D body scanning, physiological evaluation and optimisation of wear comfort, industrial laundry, development and testing of multifunctional textiles, etc.

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