TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - Thermal stability and flame resistance of cotton fabrics treated with whey proteins
JO  - Carbohydrate polymers
A1  - Bosco, Francesca
A1  - Carletto, Riccardo Andrea
A1  - Alongi, Jenny
A1  - Marmo, Luca
A1  - Di Blasio, Alessandro
A1  - Malucelli, Giulio
SP  - 372
EP  - 377
VL  - 94
IS  - 1
N2  - It is well described in the literature that whey proteins are able to form coatings, which exhibit high mechanical and oxygen barrier properties, notwithstanding a great water vapour adsorption. These peculiarities have been exploited for applying a novel protein-based finishing treatment to cotton and for assessing the protein effect on the thermal and thermo-oxidative stability and on the flame retardant properties of the cellulosic fabric. Indeed, the deposited whey protein coatings have turned out to significantly affect the thermal degradation of cotton in inert and oxidative atmosphere, and to somehow modify its combustion when a flame has been applied. Furthermore, the influence of the secondary and tertiary structure of these proteins on the morphology of the deposited coating, and thus on the thermal and flame retardant properties of the treated fabrics, has been evaluated by performing a denaturation thermal treatment before the protein application.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0144-8617
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2012.12.075
ID  - ref1
ER  -