Ecological Feasibility of Applying Technology in Recycling Garment and Knitwear Production

This study presents the environmental impact of apparel consumption in Australia using life cycle assessment methodology according to ISO14040/14044:2006. Available published references, the Ecoinvent v3 dataset, the Australian life cycle assessment dataset and apparel country-wise import data with the breakdown of apparel type and fibre type were used in this study. The environmental impact assessment results of the functional unit were scaled up to the total apparel consumption. The impact results were also normalized on a per-capita/year basis. The Total Climate Change Potential (CCP) impact from apparel consumption of 2015 was estimated to be 16 607 028 tonnes CO2eq and 698.07 kg CO2eq/per capita-year. This study also assessed the impact of acidification potential (AP), water depletion (WD), abiotic resource depletion potential (ADP) - fossil fuel and agricultural land occupation (ALO) using the same methodology. The market volume of cotton apparel in Australia is 53.97 %, which accounts for 45 %, 96 %, 40 %, 46 % and 79 % of total CCP, WD, ADP, AP and ALO impact, respectively. Apparel broad categories of cotton shirt, cotton trouser, polyester shirt and polyester trouser have a high volume in the apparel market as well as a high environmental impact contribution. These high-volume apparel products can be included in the prioritization list to reduce environmental impact throughout the apparel supply chain. It was estimated that from 2010 to 2018 the per capita apparel consumption and corresponding impact increased by 24 %.

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Life Cycle Assessment of Apparel Consumption in Australia

Moazzem

Crossin

Daver

et al. 2021

“…The physico-mechanical parameters and irregularities of yarn produced using a machine of the cleaning and loosening machine type and without it are investigated [12], [13]. As the results of the experiment showed, the specific breaking load for yarn of linear density 36 and 72 tex, respectively, increased by 7.1 % and 4.3 %, the breakage decreased by 12.2 % and 32.1 %.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Optimization of Technology for the Use of Spinning Waste in Yarn Production

Kadnikova

Nurmukhambetova

Kozhabergenova

et al. 2022

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The paper considers issues related to the development of technology for the use of spinning waste in the production of cotton yarn. The process of forming a column of cotton fibers with included waste in an improved feeder-hopper of a loosening-scutching unit designed for cleaning from foreign impurities and dust is theoretically analysed. The optimal design parameters of an improved hopper-feeder with perforated walls have been determined depending on the performance of the loosening-scutchingunit. The approximate distribution of the concentration of foreign impurities and dust is determined depending on the technological and design features of the improved hopper-feeder with perforated walls. The optimal technological parameters of the post-treatment of the formed fibrous layer of cotton after the hopper-feeder have been determined.

“…The issues of wastewater treatment and rational use of water resources at industrial enterprises are considered in the works of many scientists: Ilyin [15], Gogin [16], Pavlov [17], Lesin [18], [19], Tyulenev [20] and others. Ensuring the environmentally feasible and sustainable implementation of infrastructure projects, the procedure for assessing the impact on the environment is considered in the works of Kalnins [21], Bajcinovci [22], [23], joint environmental management [15], optimization for the full use of bioresources [24]- [30].…”

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confidence: 99%

Digital Technologies as a Factor in Reducing the Impact of Quarries on the Environment

Zarubin

Zarubina

Jamanbalin

et al. 2021

The industrial development of mankind is based on the intensive use of natural resources of the planet. The development of the mining industry is a necessary and important factor for the successful development of the national economy. At the same time, mining has a significant impact on environmental degradation. Methods for assessing and minimizing the environmental impact of mining have only been developed in practice in the last 50 years and differ significantly from country to country. The article analyses the approaches and methodologies for environmental impact assessment (EIA) based on international and national standards. The methods used in Kazakhstan and the countries of the European-Asian Economic Union (EurAsEU) are critically evaluated. The developed mathematical models are implemented in the form of digital solutions and implemented in the module of the cloud system ‘3D Quarry’. The methodology proposed by the authors for use and the developed software product allow optimizing mining operations at quarries according to the parameters of minimizing their negative impact on the environment. At the same time, it is mandatory to comply with mandatory national and international regulations. The proposed 3D Quarry system and the EIA module are an alternative to commercial software products (and their pirated copies, often used by companies in the countries under study) and are aimed at small mining companies in post-Soviet countries. It is expected that the application of the proposed software product will allow, within the technological capabilities, to minimize the impact of quarries on the environment of Kazakhstan.