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Flame Retardant Protective Coating Applied in Textile 100% Acrylic Fabrics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

M. Olvera-Gracia ,
T. Kryshtab ,
A.M. Paniagua-Mercado  and
J. Aguilar-Hernández
M. Olvera-Gracia
Affiliation:
Instituto Politécnico Nacional, ESFM - Departamento de Ciencia de Materiales, Av. IPN, Ed. 9 U.P.A.L.M., 07738, México D.F., México. E-mail: manoloolvera@yahoo.com.mx
T. Kryshtab
Affiliation:
Instituto Politécnico Nacional, ESFM - Departamento de Ciencia de Materiales, Av. IPN, Ed. 9 U.P.A.L.M., 07738, México D.F., México. E-mail: manoloolvera@yahoo.com.mx
A.M. Paniagua-Mercado
Affiliation:
Instituto Politécnico Nacional, ESFM - Departamento de Ciencia de Materiales, Av. IPN, Ed. 9 U.P.A.L.M., 07738, México D.F., México. E-mail: manoloolvera@yahoo.com.mx
J. Aguilar-Hernández
Affiliation:
Instituto Politécnico Nacional, ESFM - Departamento de Ciencia de Materiales, Av. IPN, Ed. 9 U.P.A.L.M., 07738, México D.F., México. E-mail: manoloolvera@yahoo.com.mx
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Abstract

Textile 100 % acrylic fabrics have been used in tapestry for a long time. One of the drawbacks of this type of fabrics is its great flammability. Textile fabrics are coated with flame retardant in order to reduce the flammability. We present some results concerning the use of commercial products (Flame-Out, Borax (Na2B4O5(OH)4•8H2O), and Hexametaphosphate of Sodium (Na16P14O43) as flame retardants for textile 100 % acrylic fabrics. The flame retardant capabilities, mechanical properties and structural characteristics of the textile fabrics before and after the use of these products were investigated throughout the special textile methods for inflammability and mechanical resistibility as well as infra-red spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction and scanning electronic microscopy. After the use of the flame retardants the mechanical properties of the fabrics were improved or at least remained the same as compared to fabrics without any treatment. The use of Borax / Hexametaphosphate from Sodium /Water results in the essential increase of combustion retardation time about 2 minutes as compared with 8 seconds for untreated fabrics.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1242: Symposium 4 – Materials Characterization , 2009 , S4-P10
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2010

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