Foam technology in denim washing production: A sustainable alternative for water and chemical reduction
In the denim washing industry, water is the most valuable and heavily used resource for every process. As a result, the groundwater level is declining at a concerning pace. Additionally, the extensive use of water presents significant environmental challenges and barriers to achieving sustainability...
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Union of Textile Engineers and Technicians of Serbia, Belgrade
2025-01-01
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| description | In the denim washing industry, water is the most valuable and heavily used resource for every process. As a result, the groundwater level is declining at a concerning pace. Additionally, the extensive use of water presents significant environmental challenges and barriers to achieving sustainability. Reducing chemical usage with lower water consumption is a considerable challenge to overcome. One of the most promising techniques is foam washing, which is used instead of water, and chemicals are dozed through the foam. As a result, the usage of water and chemicals is comparatively reduced. This study investigates how effective this process will be in the future denim washing industry. Trials of raw garments with foam in the bleaching and enzyme process proved to reduce water usage by an average of 60%. Additionally, as the foam trials were possible to run at room temperature, they contributed to lower CO2 emissions. These findings establish foam washing as a transformative, sustainable alternative for the denim industry. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-6bb18f7c463f42fe959fbc71f958f0ed2025-08-20T03:56:41ZengUnion of Textile Engineers and Technicians of Serbia, BelgradeTekstilna industrija0040-23892025-01-01732192810.5937/tekstind2502019R0040-23892502019NFoam technology in denim washing production: A sustainable alternative for water and chemical reductionNilanto Alimul Razy0https://orcid.org/0009-0008-0222-1452Ghent University, Department of Materials, Textiles and Chemical Engineering, Ghent, BelgiumIn the denim washing industry, water is the most valuable and heavily used resource for every process. As a result, the groundwater level is declining at a concerning pace. Additionally, the extensive use of water presents significant environmental challenges and barriers to achieving sustainability. Reducing chemical usage with lower water consumption is a considerable challenge to overcome. One of the most promising techniques is foam washing, which is used instead of water, and chemicals are dozed through the foam. As a result, the usage of water and chemicals is comparatively reduced. This study investigates how effective this process will be in the future denim washing industry. Trials of raw garments with foam in the bleaching and enzyme process proved to reduce water usage by an average of 60%. Additionally, as the foam trials were possible to run at room temperature, they contributed to lower CO2 emissions. These findings establish foam washing as a transformative, sustainable alternative for the denim industry.https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/0040-2389/2025/0040-23892502019N.pdfdenim washingfoam technologysustainabilitywet pick-upwater conservation |
| spellingShingle | Nilanto Alimul Razy Foam technology in denim washing production: A sustainable alternative for water and chemical reduction Tekstilna industrija denim washing foam technology sustainability wet pick-up water conservation |
| title | Foam technology in denim washing production: A sustainable alternative for water and chemical reduction |
| title_full | Foam technology in denim washing production: A sustainable alternative for water and chemical reduction |
| title_fullStr | Foam technology in denim washing production: A sustainable alternative for water and chemical reduction |
| title_full_unstemmed | Foam technology in denim washing production: A sustainable alternative for water and chemical reduction |
| title_short | Foam technology in denim washing production: A sustainable alternative for water and chemical reduction |
| title_sort | foam technology in denim washing production a sustainable alternative for water and chemical reduction |
| topic | denim washing foam technology sustainability wet pick-up water conservation |
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