• Textile Coloration and Finishing
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• v.15 no.5
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• pp.340-347
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• 2003

Present situation of Korean textile products regarding European eco-label criteria was assessed by analyzing harmful substances including pH, PCP & TeCP, formaldehyde, heavy metals, cleavable arylamines, allergenic dyes, pesticides, organic carriers, TBT as well as color fastness as the minimum quality requirement. Fabric specimens were submitted from six typical textile companies for product eco-testing. In six product groups selected, arylamines, allergenic dyes, halogenated organic carriers and color fastness were found to be parameters that failed to meet the criteria. Source elucidation of harmful substances were presented with their instrumental analysis results.

• Journal of the Korea Fashion and Costume Design Association
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• v.19 no.2
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• pp.39-48
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• 2017

Transfer printing is a method to combine printing and dyeing technology by the use of sublimation. It is an environmentally-friendly printing method that saves costs, reduces the production processes by the omission of the washing process, and saves time by maintaining quality. Due to the development of transfer printing, a high value added printing technology is available now but color fastness to sublimation of the printing products is still low since there are few dyes that have an affinity to the fabrics and the application technology is still inadequate. Specially, in case of high concentration black dyes, eco-label type black dyes, which is a substitution for general dispersal dyes, have been developed while general dispersal black dyes are still used, creating issues such as color differences on the surface and back side of the fabrics and contamination by friction after transfer printing. There are also some restricted substances such as allergens. To address these issues, high concentration black dyes and application technology that are environmentally-friendly and that have over 16 K/S through the use of single dyes with excellent color fastness, fixation ability, and similar melting temperature were developed for this study.

• Textile Coloration and Finishing
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• v.7 no.4
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• pp.113-115
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• 1995

환경오염이 건강에 미치는 영향에 대한 관심이 높아지면서 서유럽 국가들, 특히 독일에서는 섬유, 가죽, 옷 등 일용제품에 환경마크(ECO-Label)를 부착하려는 경향이 있다. 환경마크는 소비자들에게 그들이 구입한 제품들이 환경오염을 일으키지 않으며, 또 사용시 몸에 해롭지 않다는 것을 보증하기 위한 것으로서, 여러 관련 협회, 연구기관 또는 컨설팅 회사가 각각의 유해 물질에 대해서 정한 표준과 허용 한계치에 기초하여 주어진다. 이러한 환경마크들 중에서 eco-tex, Gut, Oeko-Tex Standard 100, TOX PROOF, EU environmental symbol 등이 있으며, 이 외에도 더욱 많은 환경마크들이 특히 독일에서 경쟁적으로 생겨나고 있다. 이들 중에서 가장 잘 알려져 있고 널리 사용되고 있는 것은 'Oeko-Tex Standard 100'으로서 서유럽 12개 국가들이 참여하며 각국을 대표하는 연구기관들로 구성된 '국제 섬유 환경학 연구 실험 기구(Int'l Association for Research and Testing in the field of Textile Ecology)'에 의해 주어진다.

• Fashion & Textile Research Journal
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• v.21 no.2
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• pp.237-243
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• 2019

This study analyzed satisfaction with and washing of newborn clothing (especially the innerwear washing behaviors) which are considered to be the most basic items among newborn clothing.The survey was conducted on mothers with children under 24 months old. Using an average of 6.7 innerwear items that were changed average 2.3 times a day with baby formula and breast milk representing the main contaminants. When washing clothes for a newborn, respondents were mainly concerned with: rinsing residual detergent, removing stains and contaminants, and sterilization and disinfection. Items were washed by a laundry label to prevent clothes damage. A baby-friendly or environmentally-friendly detergent was used to wash before being worn after purchase was separated and washed in various washing courses of the washing machine every day, boiled, rinsed an average 3.6 times, and dried mainly in the sun. Environmentally friendly cotton (59.5%) and organic cotton (41.6%) products were mainly used; however, items were washed separately from regular laundry. Respondents were satisfied with methods of washing. Consumers are concerned about washing because they think that washing affects a newborn's health. Therefore, it is necessary to provide consumers with appropriate information on washing and establish regulations for the use of harmful substances in newborn clothing and detergents.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Dyers and Finishers Conference
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• 2003.04a
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• pp.208-211
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• 2003

유럽의 섬유제품에 대한 환경규제는 최종제품이 함유한 유해물질 항목에 대한 시험성적서 요구와 에코라벨 부착 요구의 두가지 유형으로 구분할 수 있다. 전자는 독일 법규로 시작하여 강제적인 성격을 띠고 있고, 후자의 경우 강제성은 없으나 Oeko-Tex Standard 100 은 현재까지 전 세계적으로 총 15000개 제품이 인증을 받는 정도로 호응이 다른 에코라벨에 비하여 압도적이며, 이 중 독일제품의 인증 수가 800 여개에 달하고, 섬유수출국에서는 터키, 홍콩, 타이완, 중국, 한국, 인도네시아, 인디아, 일본 등의 순서로 인증을 받고 있다. 국내 섬유제품의 인증 수는 100여개를 넘고 있다. (중략)

• Clean Technology
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• v.18 no.1
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• pp.1-13
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• 2012

Starting with textile products in the middle of 1990, environmental requirements on prohibition of hazardous substances in products have been led by EU member countries and expanded to electrical and electronic equipment with implementaion of RoHS (Restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment) in 2006. Under EU REACH (Registration, Evaluation and Authorization of CHemicals), the concept of SVHC (Substances of Very High Concern) and resulting regulatory duties regarding it have been introduced to the supply chain of almost all industry sectors. In this technical review, kinds of hazardous substances, reasons for restrictions and related directives and regulations are reviewed with its influence on the international market. Suggestions are made how to cope with environmental regulations as well as mid-to-long term market strategy to secure global market competitiveness.