Thermal Analysis Techniques as a Primary Sign for Fire Retardancy of New Textile Back-coating Formulations

Abstract

New back-coating formulations containing new flame-retardant systems were prepared and applied on cotton textile samples. The flammability properties of cotton samples were improved sharply by applying the new back-coating formulations. The mechanical properties of cotton samples was totally destroyed when using the flame retardant A₆ (chloro dimalonylurea phosphine oxide). By using the new back coatings B₁₁ ((A₆) chloro dimalonylurea phosphine oxide 30% with sodium carbonate 20%) and B₁₂ ((A₆) chloro dimalonylurea phosphine oxide 20% with sodium carbonate 30%) the mechanical properties and also the flammability properties of cotton samples have been improved. The thermal analysis techniques give a fast and good indication about the expected flammability properties of back-coated cotton samples.

Keywords

flame retardant textile back coatings phosphates.

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