Environmental Textile Chemistry Course Code: 4352801

GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (GTU)

Competency-focused Outcome-based Green Curriculum-2021 (COGC-2021)

Semester - V

Course Title: Environmental Textile Chemistry

(Course Code: 4352801)

Diploma program in which this course is offered Semester in which offered

Textile Processing Technology 5th Semester

1. RATIONALE
This course is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the
environmental challenges faced by the textile industry and the management strategies and
techniques used to mitigate these challenges. The textile industry is one of the largest
polluting industries globally, with significant negative impacts on the environment and public
health. Therefore, managing the environmental impact of textile production is critical for
sustainable development. The course will enable students to explore and understand the
various management techniques and strategies used by textile companies to minimize their
environmental impact. Through this course, students will be equipped to become
responsible and informed professionals in the textile industry.

2. COMPETENCY
The course content should be taught and implemented with the aim to develop different
types of skills leading to the achievement of the following competency,

 Identify & summaries the environmental impact of textile production and the
need to manage this impact effectively.

3. COURSE OUTCOMES (COs)

The practical exercises, the underpinning knowledge and the relevant soft skills associated
with the identified competency are to be developed in the student for the achievement of
the following COs:
 Apply the principle of Environment & energy management in textile wet
processing.
 Solve the problems related to water & energy utilization.
 Use relevant effluent treatment method in textile wet processing.
 Identify occupational health safety measure, various hazards and restate global
textile law.
 Apply the sustainable innovative technique for environment management in
textile wet processing

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4. TEACHING AND EXAMINATION SCHEME

Teaching Scheme Total Credits Examination Scheme

(In Hours) (L+T+P/2) Theory Marks Practical Marks Total
L T P C CA ESE CA ESE Marks
3 0 2 4 30* 70 25 25 150
(*): Out of 30 marks under the theory CA, 10 marks are for assessment of the micro-project
to facilitate integration of Cos and the remaining 20 marks is the average of 2 tests to be
taken during the semester for the assessing the attainment of the cognitive domain Uos
required for the attainment of the Cos.
Legends: L-Lecture; T – Tutorial/Teacher Guided Theory Practice; P – Practical; C – Credit, CA
– Continuous Assessment; ESE – End Semester Examination.

5. SUGGESTED PRACTICAL EXERCISES

The following practical outcomes (PrOs) are the sub-components of the Cos. Some of the
PrOs marked ‘*’ (in pprox.. Hrs column) are compulsory, as they are crucial for that particular
CO at the ‘Precision Level’ of Dave’s Taxonomy related to ‘Psychomotor Domain’.

S. Unit Approx. Hrs.

Practical Outcomes (PrOs)
No. No. Require
Determine Total Solids, Total Dissolved Solids (TDS), 2 4
1.
Suspended Solids in a given sample of water
2. Find out the alkalinity in a given sample of water 2 4
3. Determine total hardness of a given sample of water. 2 4
4. Find out chloride content in a given sample of water. 2 4
Find out Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) of a given sample 2 4
5.
of an effluent.
Determine Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) of a given sample 2 4
6.
of an effluent.
Prepare the sketch of effluent treatment plant for Textile wet 3 4
7.
processing unit.
8. Study the concept of RO for water purification. 3 4
Study the standard norms and characteristics of effluent in textile 3 4
9.
wet processing unit.
Study the principle of Ion-exchange (Na+) process and prepare a 3 4
10.
neat & clean sketch.
Report on effect of chemicals on water pollution – Research case 4 4
11.
study
Study the Material safety data sheet (MSDS) of dyes (any 2 dye 4 2
12.
samples) related to textile industries.
Study the Material safety data sheet (MSDS) of chemicals (any 2 4 2
13.
chemical samples) related to textile industries.
14. Study energy utilization in wet processing industry. 2 2
15. Study occupational health hazards in Textile industry case study. 4 4
Total Hours 54

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Note
i. More Practical Exercises can be designed and offered by the respective course teacher to
develop the industry relevant skills/outcomes to match the Cos. The above table is only a
suggestive list.
ii. The following are some sample ‘Process’ and ‘Product’ related skills (more may be
added/deleted depending on the course) that occur in the above listed Practical Exercises
of this course required which are embedded in the Cos and ultimately the competency.

S. No. Sample Performance Indicators for the PrOs Weightage in %

1 Prepare experimental set-up. 20
2 Performing the experiment. 20
3 Follow safe practices. 10
4 Record observations correctly. 20
5 Interpret the result and conclude. 20
6 Submission of report in time 10
Total 100

6. MAJOR EQUIPMENT/ INSTRUMENTS REQUIRED

This major equipment with broad specifications for the PrOs is a guide to procure them by
th4e administrators to usher in uniformity of practicals in all institutions across the state.

S. PrO. No.
Equipment Name with Broad Specifications
No.
1. Porcelain disc 1
2. Pipette: 10 ml, 25 ml 1-6
3. Burette 2-4
4. Burette stand 2-4
5. Conical flasks, 250 ml 2-4
6. Dye Pots: 250 ml, 500 ml 5,6
7. Glass rod / Steel rod 1-6
8. Beaker: 100 ml, 250 ml, 500 ml 1-6
9. Measuring Cylinder of capacity 10 ml, 25 ml, 100 ml 1-6
10. Laboratory Drying, Curing and Setting Chamber: Temperature 1-6
upto 220°C, working width - 450mm, length 1.7 meter, heater
capacity - 8/16/24 kilo-watt
11. Digital weighing balance: 0.02 gm accuracy (100 gm) 1-6

7. AFFECTIVE DOMAIN OUTCOMES

The following sample Affective Domain Outcomes (ADOs) are embedded in many of the
above-mentioned Cos and PrOs. More could be added to fulfil the development of this
competency.

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a) Work as a leader/a team member.

b) Practice good housekeeping
c) Maintain tools and equipment.
d) Follow ethical practices.

The ADOs are best developed through the laboratory/field based exercises. Moreover, the
level of achievement of the ADOs according to Krathwohl’s ‘Affective Domain Taxonomy’
should gradually increase as planned below:
i. ‘Valuing Level’ in 1st year
ii. ‘Organization Level’ in 2nd year.
iii. ‘Characterization Level’ in 3rd year.

8. UNDERPINNING THEORY
The major underpinning theory is given below based on the higher level Uos of Revised
Bloom’s taxonomy that are formulated for development of the Cos and competency. If
required, more such higher level Uos could be included by the course teacher
to focus on attainment of Cos and competency.
Unit Unit Outcomes (Uos) Topics and Sub-topics
(4 to 6 Uos at different
levels)
Unit – I 1a. Determine sources of 1.1 Importance of Environment & Energy
Energy and energy use in textile management in wet processing
Environmen 1b. Need of renewable 1.2 Sources of energy
t energy use 1.3 Introduction to Green energy
Managemen 1c. Scope of replacement 1.4 Concept of Carbon footprint
t in Textile of present energy 1.5 Concept of Life cycle Assessment
Industry pattern 1.6 Eco Labels: Importance & types and its
1d. Understand energy advantages
policies to ensure 1.7 Certifications for environment protection like
resource sustainability Oeko-Tex (Confidence in Textiles), GOTS,
1e. Explain carbon foot OHSAS
print
Unit – II 2a. Describe quality of 2.1 Water utilization
water for wet 2.2.1 Analysis of impure water
Water & processing. 2.2.2 Water Purification: Precipitation & Ion
Steam 2b. Describe various exchange
Utilization purification process 2.2.3 Water utilization in various textile wet
for Processes: Bleaching, Dyeing, Printing
and its
water. and Finishing
distribution 2c. Explain control of 2.2.4 Conservation of Water and its re-use
water in textile mill 2.2 Steam utilization in textile
and its reuse. 2.2.1 Steam and its properties
Explain properties of 2.2.2 Steam utilization textile wet
different types fuels processes:(Bleaching, Dyeing, Printing and
2d. Describe the steam finishing
distribution and 2.2.3 Conservation of Steam and its reuse
utilization

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Unit – III 3a. Describe 3.1 Characteristics of effluent and composite

characteristics of effluent from various sections of textile wet
Effluents effluents in textile Processing.
and industry. 3.2 Tolerance limits of effluent
3b. Describe Filtration 3.3 COD and BOD of effluent
its Technology 3.4 Filtration Technology: Microfiltration, Ultra
Treatment 3c. Explain process, Filtration, Nano Filtration, Reverse Osmosis
chemistry and 3.5 Effluent treatment plant for Textile
technology for effluent processing industry
treatment 3.6 Physical Treatment, Chemical treatment and
Biological Treatment
Unit – IV 4a. Analyze Occupational 4.1 Health issues in textile processing industry
Occupationa safety in textile 4.2 Safety aspects in Textile processing industry
l health processing 4.3 Various Hazards in Textile wet processing and
4b. Explain various their remedies (Mechanical, Chemical and
safety and
hazards in textile wet Electric)
Hazards processing 4.4 Material safety data sheets
4c. Summarize material
safety data sheets

Unit – V 5a. State the concept of 5.1 Concept of Clean technology for Textile
Developmen clean technology for Processing, 4R Technology and Zero Discharge
ts textiles 5.2 Recent Innovations in textile processing
in Energy 5b. Explain recent industry like application of Supercritical CO2,
Efficient and innovations in Plasmatechnology, Biotechnology,
Eco- ecofriendly practices Nanotechnology.
Friendly in textile industry
Processes

9. SUGGESTED SPECIFICATION TABLE FOR QUESTION PAPER DESIGN

Unit Unit Title Teaching Distribution of Theory Marks

No. Hours R U A Total
Level Level Level Marks
I Energy and Environment
08 04 04 02 12
Management in Textile Industry
II Water & Steam Utilization 12 04 08 08 20
III Effluents and its Treatment 10 04 06 08 18
IV Ecology and health aspects of textile 06 02 04 02 08
Industry
V Developments in Energy Efficient 06 04 02 06 12
and Eco- Friendly Processes
Total 42 20 22 28 70
Legends: R=Remember, U=Understand, A=Apply and above (Revised Bloom’s taxonomy)

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Note: This specification table provides general guidelines to assist student for their learning
and to teachers to teach and question paper designers/setters to formulate test
items/questions assess the attainment of the Uos. The actual distribution of marks at
different taxonomy levels (of R, U and A) in the question paper may vary slightly from above
table.

10. SUGGESTED STUDENT ACTIVITIES

Other than the classroom and laboratory learning, following are the suggested student-
related co-curricular activities which can be undertaken to accelerate the attainment of the
various outcomes in this course: Students should conduct following activities in group and
prepare reports of about 5 pages for each activity, also collect/record physical evidences for
their (student’s) portfolio which will be useful for their placement interviews:
i. Do literature survey for different types of effluent treatment plant.
ii. Collection and Study of different water analysis reports from different sources.
iv. Prepare the data sheet for various Eco-labels in textiles
iv. Collect data of effluent produced at end of each textile wet processes and make a
Power point Presentation on it.

11. SUGGESTED SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES (if any)

These are sample strategies, which the teacher can use to accelerate the attainment of the
various outcomes in this course:
a) Massive open online courses (MOOCs) may be used to teach various topics/sub
topics.
b) Guide student(s) in undertaking micro-projects.
c) ‘L’ in section No. 4 means different types of teaching methods that are to be
employed by teachers to develop the outcomes.
d) About 20% of the topics/sub-topics which are relatively simpler or descriptive in
nature is to be given to the students for self-learning, but to be assessed using
different assessment methods.
e) With respect to section No.10, teachers need to ensure to create opportunities and
provisions for co-curricular activities.
f) Encourage students to refer different websites for having a deeper understanding of
the subject.
g) Assign unit wise assignment to group of 4 to 5 students.
h) Use of video, animations, to explain concepts, facts and application related to
printing.

12. SUGGESTED MICRO-PROJECTS

Only one micro-project is planned to be undertaken by a student that needs to be assigned
to him/her in the beginning of the semester. In the first four semesters, the micro-project
are group-based (group of 3 to 5). However, in the fifth and sixth semesters, the number of
students in the group should not exceed three.

The micro-project could be industry application based, internet-based, workshop-based,

laboratory-based or field-based. Each micro-project should encompass two or more Cos
which are in fact, an integration of PrOs, Uos and ADOs. Each student will have to maintain
dated work diary consisting of individual contribution in the project work and give a seminar

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presentation of it before submission. The duration of the micro-project should be about 14-
16 (fourteen to sixteen) student engagement hours during the course. The students ought
to submit micro-project by the end of the semester to develop the industry-oriented Cos.

A suggestive list of micro-projects is given here. This has to match the competency and the
Cos. Similar micro-projects could be added by the concerned course teacher:
(a) write a report on salient provisions of water act, Air act, Environment protection act.
(b) Water consumption of Process: Visit any wet processing unit and collect information
of any two processing machines for their water consumption per day. Calculate the
quantity of water consumption per kg of garment for the complete process. Present your
report.
(c) Steam consumption of Process: Visit any wet processing unit and collect information
of any two processing machines for their steam consumption per day. Calculate the
quantity of steam consumption per kg of garment for the complete process. Present your
report.
(d) Draw and explain different type of boiler used in textile industry. (Lancashire, Water
Tube)
(e) Prepare a report on heat recovery in textile wet processing Industry.
(f) prepare a short report on environmental impact assessment methodology.
(g) Prepare a list of Do’s and don’t for the manufacture of eco-friendly textiles,
ecofriendly alternatives and ecofriendly processing.

13. SUGGESTED LEARNING RESOURCES

S. Author Publication with place, year

Title of Book
No. and ISBN
1 Environmental Science S.C. Sandra New central book agency,
Kolkata
2004, ISBN:81-7381-404-X
2 Ecology and Environment (12th P.D. Sharma Rastogi publication, Meerut,
Edition) 2005,
ISBN:978-93-5078-068-8
3 Cleaner production in Textile Dr. Prasad United Nation Publication,
wet processing Modak 1996,ISBN:92-8071608-5
4 Energy Management and Rossiter and John Wiley and Sons New
Efficiency for Process Industries Jones Jersey US, 2015, ISBN:978-1-
118-83825-9
5 Eco friendly Textiles: Textiles
Challengesto the Textile Committ Textiles Committee, Mumbai
Industry 1996
ee,
Mumbai
6 Environmental Issues - Chavan R B, IT Delhi Publication, 1998.
Technology Options for Textile Radhakrishnan J
Industry
7 Energy Conservation in Textile Kalyanaraman. SITRA 1995 (Revised
Industries A.R
8 Ecology and textiles Shenai V.A. Shenai V.A.

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14. SOFTWARE/LEARNING WEBSITES

 http://fashioninganethicalindustry.org/resources/feibulletin/
 [email protected]
 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/.
 http://ec.europa.eu/environment/ecolabel/documents/factsheet_textiles.pdf
www.orcad.com/resources/orcad-downloads

15. PO-COMPETENCY-CO MAPPING

Semester V Environment Textile Chemistry

Pos
PO 1 PO 2 PO 3 PO 4 PO 5 PO 6 PO 7
Competency Basic & Problem Design/ Engineering Engineering Project Life-long
& Course Discipline Analysis development Tools, practices for Management learning
Outcomes specific of solutions Experimentation society,
knowledge &Testing sustainability
&
environment
Competency
Use relevant dyes, chemicals, dyeing equipment for natural fibres and fabrics
Course Outcomes
3 1 1 1 3 1 2
CO a)
CO b) 1 2 2 2 2 1 1
CO c) 1 2 1 1 2 1 1
CO d) 1 2 -- -- 3 1 2
CO e) -- -- 1 -- 3 1 1
Legend: ‘3’ for high, ‘2’ for medium, ‘1’ for low and ‘-’ for no correlation of each CO with PO.

16. COURSE CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

GTU Resource Persons

S. Name and
Institute Contact No. Email
No. Designation
R. C. Technical
Mr. R. D. Joshi [email protected]
1) Institute, Sola, 8849021612
Lecturer
Ahmedabad
Mrs. P. A. R. C. Technical
2) Prajapati Institute, Sola, 9920532970 [email protected]
Lecturer Ahmedabad

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