Flame-retardant surface treatments
Flame retardants mitigate the threat of fire from inherently flammable materials responsible
for sustaining a high standard of living. Although bulk flame retardants have proven effective …
for sustaining a high standard of living. Although bulk flame retardants have proven effective …
Environmentally-friendly thermal and acoustic insulation materials from recycled textiles
Continuing increase in energy consumption and environmental pollution are some of the
main challenges of the 21st century. One of the approaches to overcome these challenges is …
main challenges of the 21st century. One of the approaches to overcome these challenges is …
Recent developments in flame retardant polymeric coatings
This paper reviews the recent developments (last decade) in flame retardant polymeric
coatings that mostly work by formation of conventional char (condensed phase) and or …
coatings that mostly work by formation of conventional char (condensed phase) and or …
Flame retardant challenges for textiles and fibres: New chemistry versus innovatory solutions
AR Horrocks - Polymer Degradation and Stability, 2011 - Elsevier
Almost 50 years ago, the 1950–1960 period witnessed the development of the chemistry
underlying most of today's successful and durable flame retardant treatments for fibres and …
underlying most of today's successful and durable flame retardant treatments for fibres and …
Plasma treatment in textile industry
Plasma technology applied to textiles is a dry, environmentally‐and worker‐friendly method
to achieve surface alteration without modifying the bulk properties of different materials. In …
to achieve surface alteration without modifying the bulk properties of different materials. In …
Current emerging techniques to impart flame retardancy to fabrics: an overview
The present paper is aimed to review the state of the art on the novel and emerging
techniques recently developed in the textile field for conferring flame retardant properties to …
techniques recently developed in the textile field for conferring flame retardant properties to …
Nanoparticles as effective flame retardants for natural and synthetic textile polymers: application, mechanism, and optimization
Along with the rising trend of stringent fire safety regulations, demands for reduction in the
fire hazard caused by highly combustible materials such as textiles and polymers have …
fire hazard caused by highly combustible materials such as textiles and polymers have …
Thin coatings for fire protection: An overview of the existing strategies, with an emphasis on layer-by-layer surface treatments and promising new solutions
Catastrophes due to fires cause a lot of material damages and the loss of many human lives.
They have been rising in number and severity over the years because of the extensive use …
They have been rising in number and severity over the years because of the extensive use …
Intumescent flame retardant coatings on cotton fabric of chitosan and ammonium polyphosphate via layer-by-layer assembly
Intumescent flame retardant coating, composed of cationic chitosan and anion ammonium
polyphosphate, has been constructed on cotton fabric by layer-by-layer assembly technique …
polyphosphate, has been constructed on cotton fabric by layer-by-layer assembly technique …
Permanent flame retardant finishing of textiles by allyl-functionalized polyphosphazenes
T Mayer-Gall, D Knittel, JS Gutmann… - ACS applied materials & …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Despite their excellent flame retardant properties, polyphosphazenes are currently not used
as flame retardant agents for textile finishing, because a permanent fixation on the substrate …
as flame retardant agents for textile finishing, because a permanent fixation on the substrate …