Fabric handle of plasma-treated cotton fabrics with flame-retardant finishing catalyzed by titanium dioxide
N-methylol dimethylphosphonopropionamide flame retardant agent (FR) combined with a melamine resin crosslinking agent (CL) and a catalyst (phosphoric acid, PA) is used for enhancing the flame-retardant property of cotton fabrics. Titanium dioxide (TiO2)/nano-TiO2 co-catalyst is added to the FR formu...
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| description | N-methylol dimethylphosphonopropionamide flame retardant agent (FR) combined with a melamine resin crosslinking agent (CL) and a catalyst (phosphoric acid, PA) is used for enhancing the flame-retardant property of cotton fabrics. Titanium dioxide (TiO2)/nano-TiO2 co-catalyst is added to the FR formulation in order to enhance the crosslinking of the FR-CL-PA components. Atmospheric pressure plasma jet is used as a pre-treatment, to enhance the fabric properties by a sputtering or etching effect. The Kawabata Evaluation System for Fabrics (KES-F) was used to determine the tensile, shearing, bending, compressional and surface properties. In comparison, with the control fabric the specimens after FR treatment had worse tensile, bending, compression, surface friction and variation properties; an improvement was observed only in the shearing properties. With the aid of plasma pre-treatment, tensile and compressional properties of the FR-treated specimens were improved, while the shearing and bending, as well as the surface friction and variation properties, were affected negatively. A neutralization process could neutralize excessive acids and remove both the unfixed chemicals on the treated fabric surfaces, and the unattached metal oxide particles as well. The process improved the fabric handle in some aspects, such as tensile energy, extensibility, shear stiffness, bending rigidity, bending moment, compressional linearity, compressional energy and coefficient of friction. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3f09d333af8944c5a78885898eb9e1222022-12-21T20:15:13ZengDe GruyterGreen Processing and Synthesis2191-95422191-95502012-04-011219520410.1515/gps-2011-0018Fabric handle of plasma-treated cotton fabrics with flame-retardant finishing catalyzed by titanium dioxideKan Chi Wai0Lam Yin Ling1Yuen Chun Wah2The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, The Institute of Textiles and Clothing Hong Kong, Hong KongThe Hong Kong Polytechnic University, The Institute of Textiles and Clothing Hong Kong, Hong KongThe Hong Kong Polytechnic University, The Institute of Textiles and Clothing Hong Kong, Hong KongN-methylol dimethylphosphonopropionamide flame retardant agent (FR) combined with a melamine resin crosslinking agent (CL) and a catalyst (phosphoric acid, PA) is used for enhancing the flame-retardant property of cotton fabrics. Titanium dioxide (TiO2)/nano-TiO2 co-catalyst is added to the FR formulation in order to enhance the crosslinking of the FR-CL-PA components. Atmospheric pressure plasma jet is used as a pre-treatment, to enhance the fabric properties by a sputtering or etching effect. The Kawabata Evaluation System for Fabrics (KES-F) was used to determine the tensile, shearing, bending, compressional and surface properties. In comparison, with the control fabric the specimens after FR treatment had worse tensile, bending, compression, surface friction and variation properties; an improvement was observed only in the shearing properties. With the aid of plasma pre-treatment, tensile and compressional properties of the FR-treated specimens were improved, while the shearing and bending, as well as the surface friction and variation properties, were affected negatively. A neutralization process could neutralize excessive acids and remove both the unfixed chemicals on the treated fabric surfaces, and the unattached metal oxide particles as well. The process improved the fabric handle in some aspects, such as tensile energy, extensibility, shear stiffness, bending rigidity, bending moment, compressional linearity, compressional energy and coefficient of friction.https://doi.org/10.1515/gps-2011-0018flame-retardantlow stress mechanical propertiesplasma pre-treatmenttitanium dioxide |
| spellingShingle | Kan Chi Wai Lam Yin Ling Yuen Chun Wah Fabric handle of plasma-treated cotton fabrics with flame-retardant finishing catalyzed by titanium dioxide Green Processing and Synthesis flame-retardant low stress mechanical properties plasma pre-treatment titanium dioxide |
| title | Fabric handle of plasma-treated cotton fabrics with flame-retardant finishing catalyzed by titanium dioxide |
| title_full | Fabric handle of plasma-treated cotton fabrics with flame-retardant finishing catalyzed by titanium dioxide |
| title_fullStr | Fabric handle of plasma-treated cotton fabrics with flame-retardant finishing catalyzed by titanium dioxide |
| title_full_unstemmed | Fabric handle of plasma-treated cotton fabrics with flame-retardant finishing catalyzed by titanium dioxide |
| title_short | Fabric handle of plasma-treated cotton fabrics with flame-retardant finishing catalyzed by titanium dioxide |
| title_sort | fabric handle of plasma treated cotton fabrics with flame retardant finishing catalyzed by titanium dioxide |
| topic | flame-retardant low stress mechanical properties plasma pre-treatment titanium dioxide |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1515/gps-2011-0018 |
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