The Future Trends of Green and Ecological Cotton Yarn in Environmental Protection and Fashion

      2019 is a year of ecological and environmental protection. Under the concept of environmental protection and green development, China's textile industry realizes high-quality industrial development through technological innovation, management innovation, industrial upgrading and other means. The in-depth implementation of the green development concept brings new opportunities and challenges to the textile industry.

     Under the background of green and environmental protection, the ecological cotton yarn meets the customers' demands for ecological and environmental protection on the basis of not destroying the ecological environment and not affecting human health and normal life. With global climate warming, resource shortage, environmental pollution and other problems becoming more and more serious, ecological cotton yarn products as green and environmentally friendly new fiber products have been favored by customers.

     Textile enterprises shall carry out product reorientation and innovative design according to the market demand and their own actual situation to improve the added value of products, so as to maximize the enterprise value.

     1、 Introduction to Ecological Cotton Yarn

    Ecological cotton yarn refers to the use of renewable and degradable macromolecular materials for spinning, without the use of chemical additives, so as to reduce environmental pollution. Ecological cotton yarn is a kind of cellulose fiber made by physical process with natural plant fiber, regenerated cellulose fiber and other natural fibers as raw materials, starch and modified starch as film-forming agent. The ecological cotton yarn has the characteristics of moisture absorption, air permeability, antibacterial and deodorization, UV resistance, and comfortable wearing, etc., which conforms to the modern people's idea of pursuing healthy and green life.

     At present, ecological cotton yarn is widely used in home clothes, home textile and other fields. In the process of product development, the raw materials of ecological cotton yarn are recycled to reduce environmental pollution. The ecological cotton yarn can not only reduce the energy consumption and raw material waste in the production process, but also ensure the ecological and environmental protection. Therefore, ecological cotton yarn products will become an important trend in the development of the textile industry in the future.

     2、 Product Use

     Ecological cotton yarn is mainly used to produce woven fabrics, such as denims, bed towels, pillow towels, etc. It has good anti-pilling performance and can prevent skin allergies. The ecological cotton yarn can also be used to produce knitted fabrics, such as knitwear, underwear, etc. The ecological cotton yarn is mainly used in the denim fabric, playing the roles of wrinkle prevention, waterproof, wind prevention, etc., and also playing a decorative role.

Main advantages of ecological cotton yarn applied to woven fabrics:

     1. The ecological cotton yarn fabric has good anti-pilling performance, which is an indispensable part of the woven fabric. It can meet the requirements of people for environmental protection products;

2. Ecological cotton yarn has good elasticity and softness, which can provide comfortable wearing experience for human body;

     3. The ecological cotton yarn has good air permeability and moisture permeability, which is beneficial to human health;

     4. Ecological cotton yarn has good antibacterial and antistatic properties;

     5. Ecological cotton yarn has good acid and alkali resistance and heat resistance, which is conducive to protecting textile products from corrosion and damage;

     6. Ecological cotton yarn has good anti-UV function, which can effectively protect human skin in outdoor activities.

     3、 Development trend

     1. In the production process of ecological cotton yarn, through reasonable yarn design, it will not produce harmful gases, waste water and waste residue, so as to achieve clean production.

     2. In the production process of ecological cotton yarn, environment-friendly auxiliary agents are used to replace toxic and harmful auxiliary agents to achieve green and environmental protection.

     3. In the production process of ecological cotton yarn, advanced technology is adopted to improve the strength and spinnability of cotton yarn.

     5. In the production process of ecological cotton yarn, advanced inspection methods and means are adopted to monitor the quality of cotton yarn.

     6. In the production process of ecological cotton yarn, environmental pollution shall be controlled, and environmental protection equipment shall be used for waste gas treatment and sewage treatment to realize environmental protection.

     7. In the production process of ecological cotton yarn, new clean energy is used to replace traditional energy and reduce environmental pollution.

     8. Fiber materials used in the production process of ecological cotton yarn can be recycled repeatedly to reduce waste.

     9. Waste residue produced in the production process of ecological cotton yarn can be comprehensively utilized or harmlessly treated.

     4、 Market advantages

     The ecological cotton yarn is a kind of green and environmental fiber. Its raw material is mainly natural fiber, such as cotton, hemp, wool, etc., which conforms to the concept of sustainable development. The ecological cotton yarn product can not only reduce energy consumption, but also reduce environmental pollution, which is a good green fiber product. As a new fiber product, the ecological cotton yarn has good market prospect and application value.

     With the rapid development of social economy and the improvement of people's living standards, people have put forward higher requirements on the quality and use function of clothing. As a new fiber product, the ecological cotton yarn has become a key target of domestic and foreign consumers due to its good physical properties and dyeing properties, and it does not produce harmful substances in the production process. The ecological cotton yarn is not only a green and environmental fiber product, but also a new fiber product. With the continuous promotion and application of ecological cotton yarn in the domestic market, it will definitely become a new development direction of China's textile industry in the future.

     5、 Quality advantages of ecological cotton yarn

     The ecological cotton yarn is the yarn mixed with cotton fiber and other natural fibers and chemical fibers, free of formaldehyde, aromatic amines and other harmful substances, which meets the ecological and environmental protection requirements. No chemicals are used in the production process of ecological cotton yarn, which conforms to the national industrial policies and realizes the purpose of green and environmental protection.

     In the product development, the ecological cotton yarn adopts innovative technologies and effective means such as environmentally friendly dyes and additives to process the product, so that the product has unique quality. Its unique quality is mainly reflected in the following aspects:

     1. Natural fiber and chemical fiber mixed yarn shall be used;

     2. Dye with environmentally friendly dye;

     3. Treat yarn with additives;

     4. Post-treatment technology is adopted to reduce the use of chemicals;

     5. It is allowed to leave the factory after strict inspection.

     The ecological cotton yarn has a wide application prospect in the textile industry, which is an inevitable trend for the development of the textile industry in the future.

     6、 Market application of ecological cotton yarn

     The ecological cotton yarn market is mainly used in the home textile products and apparel field. Due to its good moisture absorption and air permeability, antibacterial and deodorization, green and environmental protection and other characteristics, it has developed rapidly in recent years.

According to the survey, in the home textile industry, the most widely used area of ecological cotton yarn is bedding, including mattress, quilt cover, pillow core and towel quilt; The second is home textile fabric, mainly including sheet, pillow cover and curtain, etc; In the apparel industry, the ecological cotton yarn is mainly used for underwear fabrics and jackets, etc. As a new fiber product, the ecological cotton yarn has better moisture absorption, air permeability and antibacterial and deodorization than the traditional cotton fiber, and its natural fiber characteristics are also suitable for human skin contact, so it has good application prospects in home textile products.

     In the field of apparel, ecological cotton yarn is mainly used for making suits, shirts, leisure clothes and trousers and other leisure clothes. The ecological cotton yarn has good moisture absorption and air permeability and antibacterial and deodorization, which can effectively remove the odor and bacteria produced by human skin, and make it comfortable and healthy to wear. Meanwhile, its natural fiber characteristics are also suitable for making overalls and sportswear.

     7、 Look ahead

     With its unique advantages, "ecological cotton yarn" attracts more and more attention from textile enterprises. The main advantages of "ecological cotton yarn" are: first, it can improve the disadvantages of traditional cotton spinning products easy to pilling and hair, and increase the added value of the product; Secondly, the spinnability of yarn is improved and the environmental pollution is reduced; Third, the cotton yarn surface is smooth and clean, which can reduce yarn hair and improve product grade; Fourth, it can be blended with a variety of fibers to achieve full utilization of raw materials and reduce production costs. Ecological cotton yarn "will become the mainstream product in the textile industry in the next few years to realize its industrial upgrading.