ABSTRACT
An economic analysis is conducted on a textile process which uses chitosan and is designed to cover neps while dyeing cotton yarns and fabrics in textile mills. The benefits examined include reduced dye use and reduced rejection of fabrics, while the costs examined include the cost of the chitosan, costs of associated chemicals, additional labor, and variable and fixed overhead costs. The estimated benefits and costs are considered in various scenarios to determine potential cost effectiveness. Results indicates that chitosan treatments are not cost effective for textile mills to adopt at this time.
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