Odour in Textiles: Generation and Control (Textile Institute Professional Publications)

Rathinamoorthy, R.

ISBN 10: 036769333X / ISBN 13: 9780367693336

Published by CRC Press, 2022

About this Item

320 pages. 9.50x6.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Seller Inventory # x-036769333X

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Odour in Textiles: Generation and Control (Textile Institute Professional Publications)
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 036769333X
• ISBN 13: 9780367693336
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.7 kilograms

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Synopsis

Odour in Textiles: Generation and Control presents the essential science and mechanisms behind the formation of odours in textiles. It discusses consumer perception of odour in clothing, the mechanism of odour formation in the skin, and the role of textile fibres and structures in odour formation. It also discusses odour controls and testing methods available for measurement of odours in textiles.

Features:

• Fills a gap in the literature as the first book to focus on textile and odour interaction

• Discusses microbiological aspects of odour formation in simple terms

• Details the role of textile fibres and structures on odour formation

• Describes various testing methods, standards, and regulatory norms for odour analysis

This book will appeal to a broad audience, including industry professionals in the textiles industry, hygiene and health care, the chemical and finishing industry, and odour measurement and testing. It will also interest advanced students and research scholars studying textile engineering, clothing science, and fashion design.

About the Author

Prof (Dr.) G. Thilagavathi has been involved in teaching and research in the field of textiles for more than 28 years. She is Professor and Head of the Department of Textile Technology, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, India. She completed her Ph.D in 2003 at Bharathiar University, Coimbatore. Based on her research publications, Prof
Thilagavathi holds a h-index of 24 and an i-10 index of 52 with 1932 citations.

Dr. R. Rathinamoorthy is Associate Professor in the Department of Fashion Technology, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, India. He has a google H index of 11 and a Scopus H index of 7 with more than 300+ citations. He completed his Ph.D. on “Studies on odour formation characteristics of Textiles” in 2016. He received the “Young Achiever Award” for 2019 from the Institute of Engineers India (IEI), Coimbatore chapter and received “Young Engineer Award" for 2016-17 from Institute of Engineers India (IEI), Kolkata, West Bengal, India. He has published 19 national and 51 international research articles in various refereed and non-refereed journals as well as 5 books and 18 book chapters with various international publishers.