Development and application of flame retardant finish on cotton fabric for household use

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dc.contributor.advisorGrewal, Sumeet
dc.contributor.authorRajni Kumari
dc.date.accessioned2018-01-05T03:58:50Z
dc.date.available2018-01-05T03:58:50Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractThe present study was conducted to develop a flame retardant finish for cotton casement and poplin fabrics and to develop textile products for household use, using the finished fabrics. To test the durability of the finish wash fastness was evaluated and to maintain the durability, a laundry procedure was optimised. The flame retardant finish was developed by using the chemical Tetrakis (hydroxymethyl) phophoniun chloride (THPC) along with citric acid as binder and sodium hypophosphite as catalyst. The optimisation of pH, concentration of binder, concentration of catalyst and concentration of THPC was done by testing the effects of the finish at different variables on physical properties- tensile strength, flexural rigidity, thickness, GSM and whiteness index. The flammability was tested using Vertical Flammability tester. The results showed that for casement fabric, pH 7, binder concentration 10%, 0.75% concentration of catalyst and 30% concentration of THPC were considered optimum. On the other hand for the poplin fabric pH 8, binder concentration 8%, 0.75% concentration of catalyst and 40% concentration of THPC were considered optimum. At these conditions tensile strength decreased and flexural rigidity increased but in permissible limits. It was found that the developed finish was semi-durable and would last for 15-20 washing cycles. The optimised laundry procedure suggested that the flame retardant casement and poplin fabrics should be washed with non-ionic detergent with 2gm/L concentration at 25oC temperature to maintain its durability till 15-20 home launderings. The flame retardant fabrics were used for making household textile products such as kitchen apron, mitten, napkins and curtain.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810038788
dc.keywordsFlame retardant, finish, optimisation, flammability, durabilityen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.pages73en_US
dc.publisherPunjab Agricultural University, Ludhianaen_US
dc.research.problemDevelopment and application of flame retardant finish on cotton fabric for household useen_US
dc.subClothing and Textilesen_US
dc.subjectnullen_US
dc.themeDevelopment and application of flame retardant finish on cotton fabric for household useen_US
dc.these.typeM.Scen_US
dc.titleDevelopment and application of flame retardant finish on cotton fabric for household useen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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