@article{article_372046, title={DESIGN OF AUTOMATIC TEXTILE AIRING PROGRAM: AN APPROACH TO SUSTAINABLE LAUNDERING}, journal={Textile and Apparel}, volume={27}, pages={393–399}, year={2017}, author={Kalaycı, Bükra and Arslan İlkiz, Başak and Budak, Eda Hanife and Altay, Pelin and Gürsoy, Nevin Çiğdem}, keywords={Sustainability,sustainable laundering,textile refreshing/airing program,odour removing}, abstract={<div>Laundering includes exposing textile materials to a combined effects of water, heat, agitation and detergent. Depending on the </div> <div>laundry temperature the water and the energy consumption may vary. The energy which is required to heat the water and operate the </div> <div>machine, together with the chemicals and water discharged down the drain cause majority of environmental impacts along the life cycle </div> <div>of a textile product. Manufacturers are engaged in optimizing the type and design of laundering programs to minimize the consumption </div> <div>of the resources. This paper focuses on the design of an automatic refreshing program to reduce water&energy consumption and </div> <div>environmental impact of textile products during the use period of the life cycle thus achieving a more sustainable laundering. The </div> <div>mechanical parameters (time, tumbling speed, airflow) were examined to find out the optimum airing program which achieves removing </div> <div>significant amount of the odour from textile surfaces and causes the least linting for different fabric structures. </div>}, number={4}, publisher={Ege University}