Papers by Sarif Patwary, Ph.D.
Journal of Consumer Behaviour
Textile and Leather Review , 2020
The global clothing and textile industry is facing immense criticism due to its enormous environm... more The global clothing and textile industry is facing immense criticism due to its enormous environmental pollution. While demonstrating a slow adoption, brands, retailers, and manufacturers are recognizing the unsustainable nature of the industry. Consumers, too, are also becoming more aware of the environmental issues of the industry. Policymakers are coming up with relevant regulations to set the industry into a sustainable direction. However, the plethora of information, ideas, suggestions, and strategies make it difficult to get a holistic idea of the environmental sustainability challenges that the industry is facing and the necessary actions it should take. This paper reviews the current state of environmental challenges, and the required actions articulated in the literature as related to the clothing and textile industry. Based on this review, suggestions are made for the key stakeholders of the clothing supply chain, and the profile of an environmentally sustainable clothing item is examined. The review revisits the complexity of the clothing supply chain and stresses the urgency of expediting actions.
Clothing and Textile Research Journal , 2020
Despite toxicity concerns of chemical mordants used in natural dyeing, there is limited research ... more Despite toxicity concerns of chemical mordants used in natural dyeing, there is limited research on the measurement, quality, and safe disposal of the chemical mordant effluent. This study measured the aluminum ions across the premordanting process of cotton print cloth using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry and calculated the oxidizable organic matter in the effluent through chemical oxygen demand (COD). The amount of aluminum absorbed by the cotton print cloth was low (2.31%-5.16%). The effluent COD was 23.91g COD/kg. Upon neutralization of the acidic condition, the aluminum in the effluent met discharge to freshwater regulations, and the COD met discharge to U.S. municipal sewage systems. However, the Global Harmonized System restricts aluminum acetate dibasic from organic certification due to its boric acid content. The high mordant concentration in the effluent supports the reuse of mordant baths but not direct disposal to the land or standing waters.
Despite the growing attention on sustainable consumption of textile and apparel products, little ... more Despite the growing attention on sustainable consumption of textile and apparel products, little information is available for consumers guiding their decisions for sustainable consumption and product care. The objective of this study is to develop the logical processes to assess the environmental and economic impacts made by the textile product care and to measure the CO 2 eq. and utility cost during drying and ironing procedures. Particularly, the influence of quick-drying property and durable-press finish on product care and their impacts on CO 2 eq. and utility cost were evaluated. Results indicated quick-drying and hydrophobic fibers consumed less electricity during tumble-drying as it contained less amount of water after spinning for dehydration. A higher spin speed was favorable for saving energy during tumble-drying, as less water remained in wet laundry after spinning. While cotton fabrics were obviously wrinkled after laundering, a polyester/cotton blend in 65/35 with durable-press finish maintained smoothness grade 4 or 5 during ten times laundering period. With a conservative criterion where a grade lower than 5 needs ironing, a polyester/cotton 65/35 with durable-press finish was judged to need ironing once in two cycles of laundering. This can save about 64 % of utility and CO 2 eq. that the cotton fabric would produce in the ironing process. It is anticipated that this study provides information that is useful to consumers in their decision making for sustainable consumption.
Smart textiles are fabrics that have been designed and manufactured to include technologies that ... more Smart textiles are fabrics that have been designed and manufactured to include technologies that provide
the wearer with increased functionality. These textiles have numerous potential applications, such as the ability
to communicate with other devices, conduct energy, transform into other materials and protect the wearer from
environmental hazards. Research and development towards wearable textile-based personal systems allowing e.g.
health monitoring, protection and safety, and healthy lifestyle gained strong interest during the last few years. Smart
fabrics and interactive textiles’ activities include personal health management through integration, validation, and
use of smart clothing and other networked mobile devices as well as projects targeting the full integration of sensors/
actuators, energy sources, processing and communication within the clothes to enable personal applications such
as protection/safety, emergency and healthcare. This writing includes the origin and introduction of smart textile
and integrated wearable electronics for sport wear, industrial purpose, automotive and entertainment applications,
healthcare & safety, military, public sectors and new developments in smart textiles.
Now-a-days denim is the term which conquers the world with spectacular fashion appeal. Denim is t... more Now-a-days denim is the term which conquers the world with spectacular fashion appeal. Denim is that fabric which goes through all forms, looks and washes to match with the ever-changing fashion trends of people. Conventional denim is a durable and heavy twill-weave fabric made from cotton;it is woven from coarse indigo dyed or sulphur dyed warp and grey un-dyed weft yarn. In the competition with smooth and extensible knitted fabric, denim has made a suitable place in fashion market earlier. Since denim takes up a large share of the market in the present world, and as knitted fabric has various structures which allows it to fit body shapes and be comfortable, a new way of combining the two methods of fabric construction to create a " Denim effect using knit structures " can be found. Research has been carried out using single jersey circular knitting machine to create denim effect with knit and tuck loop separately.
Conference Presentations by Sarif Patwary, Ph.D.
Third International Conference of the Sustainable Consumption Research and Action Initiative, 2018
The fashion industry embodies unsustainable consumption. Fashion is the temporary adoption of a c... more The fashion industry embodies unsustainable consumption. Fashion is the temporary adoption of a clothing, to be discarded long before the functional utility of the garment expires. The growth of fast fashion business model has intensified overconsumption behavior and
negative ecological impacts of the industry. In recent years, there has been growing interest in sustainability related to apparel consumption. However, many consumers struggle to change behavior or even know what they can do to make a difference. Therefore, this study investigated
sustainable consumption practices communicated by sustainable fashion bloggers (SFB) – whom may be serving as important opinion leaders and influencers for change. Research objectives include identifying: 1) most common sustainable apparel consumption practices communicated by fashion bloggers; and 2) persuasive messages used to convince others to change their practices and 3) primary reasons fashion bloggers made a change in their fashion consumption
practices. A sample of SFB were selected from 15 published lists of top sustainable fashion blogs. Research methodology employed content analysis technique to extract most relevant themes from blog texts. In order to improve objectivity and reliability of analysis, coding rules
and procedures were established by using non-study blog postings. The two raters systematically evaluated the ten most recent blogs posted by each blogger, as well as background information provided in “About” section of website. Divergent results discussed until agreement reached.
Topic modeling in Python 3.0 was used and results compared with themes identified by raters. Findings suggest SFB had been part of the fashion industry at one time or were keenly interested in fashion but in recent years became concerned about the negative social and environmental impacts of the industry. As they experienced challenges living their new values, they were inspired to share their stories and findings with others on a similar journey.
International Textile and Apparel Association Annual Conference Proceedings, 2018
Pretreated cotton print cloths were mordanted with aluminum acetate at five concentrations (0.0, ... more Pretreated cotton print cloths were mordanted with aluminum acetate at five concentrations (0.0, 2.5, 5.0, 7.5, and 10% owf). Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) technology was used to determine the aluminum present in the mordant liquor and clothes. The amount of aluminum absorbed by the cotton print cloth, regardless of mordant concentration, was low (2.31 -5.16%) compared to the amount of aluminum (158.9 "“ 36.6 mg) in the control solution. The results of this study suggest that the aluminum acetate mordant treatment bath for samples retains most of the metals while the fabric absorbs comparatively small amounts. More studies are needed to measure aluminum in reuse conditions. This study is one of the first to report actual amount of aluminum remaining in a mordant solution which may help to develop a method to determine metal amounts on other fibers with different mordants.
International Textile and Apparel Association Annual Conference Proceedings, 2018
The aim of the project was to investigate viability of natural dyes for Wool & Prince, a U.S. men... more The aim of the project was to investigate viability of natural dyes for Wool & Prince, a U.S. menswear company looking to add naturally dyed wool and wool/nylon blend textiles to their apparel offerings. In this abstract, we report the colorfastness of wool/nylon knit fabric to laundering results for: a) existing synthetically dyed samples; b) traditional pre-mordant and naturally dyed samples; and c) DLT combined mordant and dye samples. Dye color selection was based on the company’s color palette.
Regent’s University London and International Textile and Apparel Association Joint Conference, 2019
Sustainable clothing consumption is vital to reduce the negative ecological footprint of global t... more Sustainable clothing consumption is vital to reduce the negative ecological footprint of global textile and apparel (TA) industry. Social media, such as Facebook (FB), twitter, blogs, etc., can disseminate relevant information to help raise consumer awareness. This study investigated if Facebook could be a potential disseminating media of TA sustainability information, by examining what formats of Facebook posts and what types of sustainability topic generated more engagement. The findings showed that participants engaged more in video format followed by infographic and weblink. Besides, participants engaged more in water-related FB posts followed by waste-related contents . Energy-related FB posts generated the least amount of engagement.
International Textile and Apparel Association, 2018
The study investigated social networking site's role on improving consumer's knowledge of textile... more The study investigated social networking site's role on improving consumer's knowledge of textile and apparel (TA) environmental sustainability. A one group pretest-posttest experiment was conducted with a convenience sample of 46 US individuals aged 18-35 (millennial cohort). The experiment included participant's interaction with TA environmental sustainability informational postings on a Facebook page for two weeks. The content of the postings was developed from available sources (e.g., YouTube, websites etc..) and covered four main aspects of TA environmental sustainability: water, energy, chemical and waste. The knowledge of the participants was measured with a study-specific textile and apparel environmental sustainability knowledge (TAESK) scale before and after the experiment. Data analysis included Wilcoxon Signed-Rank test and descriptive statistics. The findings revealed that the knowledge of the participants increased significantly after their interaction with the Facebook page postings. The study has both managerial and pedagogical implications as related to TA environmental sustainability.
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Papers by Sarif Patwary, Ph.D.
the wearer with increased functionality. These textiles have numerous potential applications, such as the ability
to communicate with other devices, conduct energy, transform into other materials and protect the wearer from
environmental hazards. Research and development towards wearable textile-based personal systems allowing e.g.
health monitoring, protection and safety, and healthy lifestyle gained strong interest during the last few years. Smart
fabrics and interactive textiles’ activities include personal health management through integration, validation, and
use of smart clothing and other networked mobile devices as well as projects targeting the full integration of sensors/
actuators, energy sources, processing and communication within the clothes to enable personal applications such
as protection/safety, emergency and healthcare. This writing includes the origin and introduction of smart textile
and integrated wearable electronics for sport wear, industrial purpose, automotive and entertainment applications,
healthcare & safety, military, public sectors and new developments in smart textiles.
Conference Presentations by Sarif Patwary, Ph.D.
negative ecological impacts of the industry. In recent years, there has been growing interest in sustainability related to apparel consumption. However, many consumers struggle to change behavior or even know what they can do to make a difference. Therefore, this study investigated
sustainable consumption practices communicated by sustainable fashion bloggers (SFB) – whom may be serving as important opinion leaders and influencers for change. Research objectives include identifying: 1) most common sustainable apparel consumption practices communicated by fashion bloggers; and 2) persuasive messages used to convince others to change their practices and 3) primary reasons fashion bloggers made a change in their fashion consumption
practices. A sample of SFB were selected from 15 published lists of top sustainable fashion blogs. Research methodology employed content analysis technique to extract most relevant themes from blog texts. In order to improve objectivity and reliability of analysis, coding rules
and procedures were established by using non-study blog postings. The two raters systematically evaluated the ten most recent blogs posted by each blogger, as well as background information provided in “About” section of website. Divergent results discussed until agreement reached.
Topic modeling in Python 3.0 was used and results compared with themes identified by raters. Findings suggest SFB had been part of the fashion industry at one time or were keenly interested in fashion but in recent years became concerned about the negative social and environmental impacts of the industry. As they experienced challenges living their new values, they were inspired to share their stories and findings with others on a similar journey.
the wearer with increased functionality. These textiles have numerous potential applications, such as the ability
to communicate with other devices, conduct energy, transform into other materials and protect the wearer from
environmental hazards. Research and development towards wearable textile-based personal systems allowing e.g.
health monitoring, protection and safety, and healthy lifestyle gained strong interest during the last few years. Smart
fabrics and interactive textiles’ activities include personal health management through integration, validation, and
use of smart clothing and other networked mobile devices as well as projects targeting the full integration of sensors/
actuators, energy sources, processing and communication within the clothes to enable personal applications such
as protection/safety, emergency and healthcare. This writing includes the origin and introduction of smart textile
and integrated wearable electronics for sport wear, industrial purpose, automotive and entertainment applications,
healthcare & safety, military, public sectors and new developments in smart textiles.
negative ecological impacts of the industry. In recent years, there has been growing interest in sustainability related to apparel consumption. However, many consumers struggle to change behavior or even know what they can do to make a difference. Therefore, this study investigated
sustainable consumption practices communicated by sustainable fashion bloggers (SFB) – whom may be serving as important opinion leaders and influencers for change. Research objectives include identifying: 1) most common sustainable apparel consumption practices communicated by fashion bloggers; and 2) persuasive messages used to convince others to change their practices and 3) primary reasons fashion bloggers made a change in their fashion consumption
practices. A sample of SFB were selected from 15 published lists of top sustainable fashion blogs. Research methodology employed content analysis technique to extract most relevant themes from blog texts. In order to improve objectivity and reliability of analysis, coding rules
and procedures were established by using non-study blog postings. The two raters systematically evaluated the ten most recent blogs posted by each blogger, as well as background information provided in “About” section of website. Divergent results discussed until agreement reached.
Topic modeling in Python 3.0 was used and results compared with themes identified by raters. Findings suggest SFB had been part of the fashion industry at one time or were keenly interested in fashion but in recent years became concerned about the negative social and environmental impacts of the industry. As they experienced challenges living their new values, they were inspired to share their stories and findings with others on a similar journey.