Preparation of a Novel Flame Retardant Formulation for Cotton Fabric

• Published in: Materials Vol. 13; no. 1; p. 54
• Main Authors: Nguyen, Hung Kim, Sakai, Wataru, Nguyen, Congtranh
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 20-12-2019; MDPI
• Subjects: Cellulose; Cotton; Cotton fabrics; Fabrics; Flame retardants; Fourier transforms; Gravimetric analysis; Infrared spectroscopy; NMR spectroscopy; Phosphorus; Phosphorus compounds; Scanning electron microscopy; Spectrum analysis; Stability analysis; Surface stability; Thermal analysis; Thermal stability; Thermogravimetric analysis; Vietnam; China; Japan; Germany; organophosphorus compounds; condensed phase; flame retardant; cotton fabrics
• ISSN: 1996-1944; 1996-1944
• DOI: 10.3390/ma13010054

A novel halogen-free flame-retardant formulation was prepared and coated onto cotton fabrics. The structure of phosphorus compounds in the system was characterized by attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR) and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (
H-NMR). Results from the ATR-FTIR spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) analyses presented that the flame retardant was coated successfully onto a cotton surface. We investigated the thermal stability and fire-retardant behaviors of cotton fabrics using thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA) and the vertical flame test. We also discuss the mechanism of flame retardance of coated cotton fabrics.