Continuous dyeing - Direct, sulfur, vat or reactive dyes
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Description
Continuous dyeing - Direct, sulfur, vat or reactive dyes. In continuous dyeing, textiles are continuously fed through a dyeing range. The process is done in stages: dye application, dye fixation, and washing. Includes water, energy, dyes and other auxiliary inputs. Dyestuffs and auxiliaries are estimated from available data.
Impacts
| Impact area | MSI Score | |
|---|---|---|
| Global Warming | 1.4 | |
| Eutrophication | 0.9 | |
| Water Scarcity | 1.0e-1 | |
| Abiotic Resource Depletion, Fossil Fuels | 1.6 | |
| Chemistry |
Scored per material rather than production stage. Click on "Return to Material", and learn about Chemistry scoring under "Chemistry Certifications".
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Modeling Notes
Meta information
- Primary Source: Cotton Incorporated. (2017). LCA Update of Cotton Fiber and Fabric Life Cycle Inventory. Retrieved from https://cottontoday.cottoninc.com/lca-2016/
- Last Publication or Review date: 2015
- Geography: Global/generic
- Data Generator: Cotton Incorporated
Data quality
| Data Quality | Value | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Precision | Excellent | ≤ 10% | 1 |
| Time Representativeness | Excellent | Data are not older than 4 years with respect to the release date or latest review date | 1 |
| Geographical Representativeness | Good | The processes included in the dataset are well representative for the geography stated in the title and metadata | 2 |
| Technological Representativeness | Good | The technologies modeled are included in the mix of technologies covered by the dataset | 2 |
| Average | 1.5 | ||