@article{ref1,
title="Enhancement of flame retardancy and water repellency properties of cotton fabrics using silanol based nano composites",
journal="Carbohydrate polymers",
year="2014",
author="Mohamed, Amina L. and El-Sheikh, Manal A. and Waly, Ahmed I.",
volume="102",
number="",
pages="727-737",
abstract="Environmental concerns related to fluorinated and organophosphorus compounds led to a consideration of the methods for imparting flame retardancy and water/oil repellency to textiles. A simple and facile method for fabricating the cotton fabric with superhydrophobicity and flame retardancy is described in the present work. Complex coating with amino-functionalized silica nano-particles on epoxy-functionalized cotton accompanied with ZnO nano-particles coating are carried out. In This context, new preparation techniques were used to prepare both aminated silica and ZnO nano-particles. The particle size was investigated using Transition Electron Microscope (TEM) and the chemical structure was investigated using FT-IR analysis and other analytical techniques. Cotton was functionalized with epoxy and carboxyl via grafting cotton with nano-emulsion consisted of mixture of glycidyl methacrylate (GMA) and acrylic acid (AA), and then treated for functional finishing through conventional pad-dry-cure method. The treated fabrics showed good water repellency and excellent flame retardant properties as determined by the standard test methods.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0144-8617",
doi="10.1016/j.carbpol.2013.10.097",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2013.10.097"
}