Source: Textile Review
India is one of the developing industrialist countries in the world. Due tothe increase in the number of industries there is considerable increase in theamount of industrial waste. The waste from textile industry is also increasingat alarming rates which are hazardous to the environment. As a part of globalwarming, recycling of products is much focused. This is motivated us to do somejustice to Mother Nature by utilizing the waste in a meaningful way. When wecame across the properties of the coir fibre waste and cotton micro dust werealized that both the above-mentioned waste has the content which is found tobe dominant in the soil that assists plant growth. We planned to develop acomposite with these materials and necessary addition of organic nutrients tosupplement the inherent nutrient deficiency of the raw materials. The compositeis manufactured using hydraulic pneumatic machine after necessary pre-treatmentto the raw materials. Required tests are carried out on the composite forgrowth related parameters. On confirming the aspects of the raw materials thatassist plant growth it was decided to practically test the rate of growth ofvarious plants and compare them with that of the soil. This is a sure beginningof new era of waste disposal and shall create a new revolution in the days tocome.
One very important problem the world is going to face isthat of the ever increasing population and so there is not much space left tolive. So people have started cutting down forests and occupying cultivableareas. This might someday lead to a situation where there will be very less oreven no land to cultivate plants or trees. So we decided to put to use the textilewastes to be used as a total substitute for soil so that we would be able touse our composite for cultivating plants and trees. The properties of coirfibre waste and cotton micro dust and found that some of their propertiescorrespond to that of soil and so they might facilitate plant growtheffectively if supplied with additional nutrients. One important factor thatcause this environmental hazard is the ever growing amount of waste this areleft indisposed because of the fact that they cannot be disposed easily. Theseinclude waste from industries such as textile wet processing, spinning etc.These wastes have and will influence the environment in a great way. In thisglobalize era of civilization the onus is on eco friendliness of the productsand the wastes. The industries are facing a big problem in the disposing oftheir wastes without creating harm to the environment. In this view point, thisarticle will help in utilizing the waste and solve the problem of disposing itand at the same time provides an overwhelming opportunity for an eco friendlyapplication that might mean the future of the world with respect to coexistence of man and wild life.
About the Authors:
D. Gopalakrishnan is associated with South India Instituteof Fashion Technology, Coimbatore, D. Tamilalagan is in Department of FashionTechnology, Sona College of Technology, Salem and Kamatchi Gayathri in Departmentof Textile Technology Jaya Engineering College, Chennai
Originallypublished in &sec=article&uinfo=<%=server.URLEncode(1970)%>" target="_blank">Textile Review;June 2009- Vol 4- Issue-6
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