Citation

Mostashari SM. J. Appl. Fire Sci. 2004; 13(4): 359-365.

Affiliation

Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Gilan University, Rasht, Iran

Copyright

(Copyright © 2004, Baywood Publishing)

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Abstract

The effect of "three sodium phosphate" as a moderate nondurable finish on the combustibility of pure polyester and or cotton fabric has been investigated in this article. The laundered bone-dried, weighed fabrics were impregnated with suitable concentration of aqueous three sodium phosphate solutions by means of squeeze rolls and drying at 110 deg C for 30 minutes. They were then cooled in a desiccator, re-weighed in an analytical balance and kept under ordinary conditions before the fulfillment of the vertical, flame test. The optimum add-on. value to impart flame-retardancy was about 19.78% for polyester and 7.9% for cotton fabric. The results obtained comply with the "Coating Theory." Moreover the superiority of cotton fabric in combustibility's terms with regard to polyester fabric has been deduced.

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