A Study on Durable Flame Retardancy of Jute

Flame retardancy was imparted to jute fabric through application of organophosphorus flame retardants (OFR) and tetrakis (hydroxymethyl) phosphonium chloride (THPC). The OFR agent was used in conjunction with melamine formaldehyde as binder and phosphoric acid as a catalyst. THPC was applied in the...

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Main Authors: P. K. Roy, S. Mukhopadhyay, B. S. Butola
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2018-07-01
Series:Journal of Natural Fibers
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15440478.2015.1029190
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author P. K. Roy
S. Mukhopadhyay
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description Flame retardancy was imparted to jute fabric through application of organophosphorus flame retardants (OFR) and tetrakis (hydroxymethyl) phosphonium chloride (THPC). The OFR agent was used in conjunction with melamine formaldehyde as binder and phosphoric acid as a catalyst. THPC was applied in the form of a THPC-urea complex. Both the flame retardants were applied to scoured and bleached jute hessian fabrics by conventional pad-dry-cure method. The treated fabric samples were tested for flame retardancy in terms of limiting oxygen index (LOI) as well as vertical flammability and for durability of the finish. There was an increase of up to 116% and 46% in the LOI value of OFR and THPC-treated fabrics respectively as compared to untreated fabric. However improvement in thermal behavior was accompanied by a loss in tenacity of treated fabric. THPC-treated fabrics showed better durability as compared to OFR-treated samples. The TGA and DSC of treated samples showed that at a temperature of 600°C, a large amount (42%) of residue is left and char formation takes place. The process facilitated formation of lower volatiles in treated samples as compared to untreated samples.
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spelling doaj.art-b5ae3ae4ae574c86ae5093f91a37bb742023-09-22T14:19:05ZengTaylor & Francis GroupJournal of Natural Fibers1544-04781544-046X2018-07-0115448349510.1080/15440478.2015.10291901029190A Study on Durable Flame Retardancy of JuteP. K. Roy0S. Mukhopadhyay1B. S. Butola2Indian Institute of TechnologyIndian Institute of TechnologyIndian Institute of TechnologyFlame retardancy was imparted to jute fabric through application of organophosphorus flame retardants (OFR) and tetrakis (hydroxymethyl) phosphonium chloride (THPC). The OFR agent was used in conjunction with melamine formaldehyde as binder and phosphoric acid as a catalyst. THPC was applied in the form of a THPC-urea complex. Both the flame retardants were applied to scoured and bleached jute hessian fabrics by conventional pad-dry-cure method. The treated fabric samples were tested for flame retardancy in terms of limiting oxygen index (LOI) as well as vertical flammability and for durability of the finish. There was an increase of up to 116% and 46% in the LOI value of OFR and THPC-treated fabrics respectively as compared to untreated fabric. However improvement in thermal behavior was accompanied by a loss in tenacity of treated fabric. THPC-treated fabrics showed better durability as compared to OFR-treated samples. The TGA and DSC of treated samples showed that at a temperature of 600°C, a large amount (42%) of residue is left and char formation takes place. The process facilitated formation of lower volatiles in treated samples as compared to untreated samples.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15440478.2015.1029190organophosphorus flame retardantstetrakis (hydroxymethyl) phosphonium chloridejute
spellingShingle P. K. Roy
S. Mukhopadhyay
B. S. Butola
A Study on Durable Flame Retardancy of Jute
Journal of Natural Fibers
organophosphorus flame retardants
tetrakis (hydroxymethyl) phosphonium chloride
jute
title A Study on Durable Flame Retardancy of Jute
title_full A Study on Durable Flame Retardancy of Jute
title_fullStr A Study on Durable Flame Retardancy of Jute
title_full_unstemmed A Study on Durable Flame Retardancy of Jute
title_short A Study on Durable Flame Retardancy of Jute
title_sort study on durable flame retardancy of jute
topic organophosphorus flame retardants
tetrakis (hydroxymethyl) phosphonium chloride
jute
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