Update on flame retardant textiles [electronic resource] : state of the art, environmental issues and innovative solutions / Jenny Alongi, A. Richard horrocks, Federico Carosio, and Giulio Malucelli.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

9781909030183_Front Cover; 9781909030183_Contents; Preface; Authors; 1 Burning Hazards of Textiles and Terminology; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Hazards of Burning Textiles; 1.3 Glossary of Terms; 1.4 Hazard Assessment and Testing Methodologies for Flame Retardance; References; 2 Fundamental Aspects of Flame Retardancy; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Thermal Degradation of Polymers; 2.3 Thermo-oxidative Degradation of Polymers; 2.4 Degradation of Individual Fibre-forming Polymer Types; 2.4.1 Natural Fibre-forming Polymers; 2.4.1.1 Cellulose; 2.4.1.2 Protein Fibre-forming Polymers

2.4.2 Thermoplastic Fibre-forming Polymers2.4.2.1 Polyolefins; 2.4.2.2 Aliphatic Polyamides (Nylons); 2.4.2.3 Polyesters; 2.4.3 High Temperature-resistant Fibre-forming Polymers; 2.5 Polymer Combustion; 2.6 Influence of Polymer Degradation on Subsequent Combustion; 2.7 Mechanisms of Flame Retardancy; 2.7.1 Chemical and Physical Mechanisms; 2.7.2 Retardant Additive and Interactive Effects; 2.7.3 Quantification of Synergism; 2.7.4 Char Formation; 2.7.5 Smoke, Fumes and Combustion Gases; 2.8 Effect of Fabric and Yarn Structures; References

3 Regulatory and Testing Requirements for Flameretardant Textile Applications3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Textile-related Fire Regulations; 3.2.1 Nightwear Regulations; 3.2.2 Upholstered Furniture, Furnishing and Bedding Regulations; 3.2.3 Protective Clothing (Workplace, Civil Emergency and Defence); 3.2.4 Regulations and Tests Relating to Transport; 3.2.4.1 General Testing and Performance Requirements; 3.2.4.2 Land Transport; 3.2.4.3 Marine Transport; 3.2.4.4 Aviation; 3.3 Flammability Testing of Textiles; 3.3.1 Simple Fabric Strip Tests; 3.3.2 Textile Composite Tests

3.3.3 Tests Undertaken with the Addition of Radiant Heat (Including Reaction to Fire Tests)3.3.4 Thermal Protection (Including Protective Clothing and Manikin Tests); References; 4 Overview of Traditional Flameretardant Solutions (including Coating and Back-coating Technologies); 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Durable Flame-retardant Treatments for Cellulosecontaining Textiles; 4.2.1 THPX Condensates; 4.2.2 Phosphonamide Finishes; 4.2.3 Minimisation of Effluent and Water; 4.2.4 Durable Flame Retarding of Cotton/Synthetic Fibre Blends; 4.3 Durable Flame-retardant Finishes for Wool

4.4 Flame-retardant Finishes for Man-made Fibres4.5 Flame-retardant Coatings and Back-coatings; 4.5.1 Flame-retardant Coatings; 4.5.1.1 Phosphorus-containing Agents; 4.5.1.2 Halogen-containing Flame Retardants; 4.5.1.3 Intumescent Systems; 4.5.1.4 Synergistic Additives; 4.5.1.5 Inorganic Flame Retardants; 4.5.2 Flame Retardant Back-coatings; References; 5 Inherently Flame-resistant Fibres; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Inherently Flame-retardant Fibres based on Modified Versions of Conventional Synthetic and Regenerated Fibres; 5.2.1 Flame-retardant Regenerated Cellulose Fibres; 5.2.2 Polyester

5.2.3 Polyamide

This book describes the progress in flame retardancy of both natural and synthetic fibres/fabrics moving from the traditional approaches (back-coating techniques), current chemical solutions (P-, N-, S-, B- based flame retardants) to the novel up-to-date strategies (deposition and/or assembly of architectures, plasma treatments, sol-gel processes, ...). More specifically, the fundamental aspects, the chemistry of current flame retardant textile technologies including back-coating process and the obtained improvements are thoroughly reviewed, taking into account the detrimental environmental ef.