Woodhead Publishing Protective Textiles from Natural Resources (The Textile Institute Book Series)

Protective Textiles from Natural Resources provides systematic coverage of the fundamentals, production methods, processing techniques, characterization techniques, properties and applications of natural textile products for protective purposes. The subject of this book is an important kind of technical textile designed to protect the wearer from injuries, illness and death. They offer enhanced protection against phenomena including heat, cold, flame, chemical, biological, nuclear agents, radiation, disaster and even ballistics. As no single type of clothing can be adequate for all kinds of protection, extensive research is carried out to develop protective clothing for specialized civilian and military applications. The latest research on the use of natural fibres in PPE is also covered, which could make a significant contribution to the fight against the spread of COVID-19. This comprehensive guide explores a wide variety of themes from material processing and design to finished products, through protection against specific hazards to specific applications, including all significant new developments on natural materials for protective textiles. Review Provides systematic and comprehensive coverage of the fundamentals, production methods, processing techniques, characterization techniques, properties and applications of natural textile products. From the Back Cover <p><i><b>Protective Textiles from Natural Resources</b> </i>provides systematic coverage of the fundamentals, production methods, processing techniques, characterization techniques, properties and applications of natural textile products for protective purposes.</p> <p>The subject of this book is an important kind of technical textile designed to protect the wearer from injuries, illness and death. They offer enhanced protection against phenomena including heat, cold, flame, chemical, biological, nuclear agents, radiation, disaster and even ballistics. As no single type of clothing can be adequate for all kinds of protection, extensive research is carried out to develop protective clothing for specialized civilian and military applications. The latest research on the use of natural fibres in PPE is also covered, which could make a significant contribution to the fight against the spread of COVID-19. This comprehensive guide explores a wide variety of themes from material processing and design to finished products, through protection against specific hazards to specific applications, including all significant new developments on natural materials for protective textiles.</p> About the Author Md. Ibrahim H. Mondal is a Professor and Chairman in the Department of Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at the University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. He obtained his MSc in Applied Chemistry and Chemical Technology from the University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh, in 1986 and his PhD from Tokyo Metropolitan University, Japan, in 1997. Dr. Mondal was a Commonwealth Visiting Scholar at the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST) in the United Kingdom (2003–2004), a Visiting Professor at the Hokkaido University in Japan during (2006–2007) and a Visiting Scientist at the Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia (2009–2010). His research areas include natural fibres, biofilms, biopolymers and biocomposites, cellulose and derivatives, super-absorbent hydrogels, biomaterials, nanomaterials in textiles, microbial cellulose, textile modification, functional textiles and textiles’ wet processing. He has published over 170 research articles and book chapters, as well as 13 books to his credit as an author, co-author or editor.