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 ((A 6) 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.