Coating of lightweight wool fabric with nano clay for fire retardancy

Nano-kaolinite was applied to lightweight wool fabric for imparting fire retardant finish using pad batch as well as exhaust method. The effect of fire retardant treatments on the physico-mechanical properties of wool fabric was studied in detail. Nano-kaolinite incorporated fire retardant formulati...

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Published in:Journal of the Textile Institute 2019-05, Vol.110 (5), p.764-770
Main Authors: Jose, Seiko, Shanmugam, Nachimuthu, Das, Sekhar, Kumar, Ajay, Pandit, Pintu
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Chemical industry
Fire resistance
fire retardancy
Flame retardants
Flammability
Formulations
Kaolinite
Lightweight
limiting oxygen index
Mechanical properties
Murals
Nano-kaolinite
Nanoparticles
thermal stability
Thermogravimetric analysis
Weight reduction
Wool
wool fabric
Wool fabrics
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Summary:Nano-kaolinite was applied to lightweight wool fabric for imparting fire retardant finish using pad batch as well as exhaust method. The effect of fire retardant treatments on the physico-mechanical properties of wool fabric was studied in detail. Nano-kaolinite incorporated fire retardant formulations showed high fire retardant performance in terms of inclined flammability test, limiting oxygen index (LOI) and thermogravimetric analysis. The characterization of nanoparticles was performed using various analytical instruments. The results inferred that nano-kaolinite treatment by both application methods is effective for improving the fire resistance of wool fabric. The treatment resulted up to 32% enhancement in fire retardant properties.
ISSN:0040-5000
1754-2340
DOI:10.1080/00405000.2018.1516529