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- Title
Improved thermal stability and flame retardancy levels of cotton fabrics treated by GEL/AMP layer-by-layer assembly and silica gel composite coatings.
- Authors
Zhang, Xuefeng; Li, Dan; You, Fei; Li, Gang; Zhou, Chang; Cheng, Dan; Pan, Yu; Wang, Junqi; Ma, Jing
- Abstract
Cotton fabrics were treated with Gelatin (GEL)/Adenosine 5′-monophosphate (AMP) by layer-by-layer (LBL) assembly coatings and SiO2 sol–gel coatings to improve flame retardancy. Functional groups, surface element compositions, crystal structures, surface microscopic morphologies and element distributions of original and treated cotton fabrics were characterized by techniques including Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Scanning electron microscopy–Energy dispersive spectrometer (SEM–EDX). The results of FTIR, XPS, XRD and SEM–EDX show that the composite coatings are successfully deposited onto cotton fiber surfaces. Thermogravimetric, limiting oxygen index (LOI) experiments, vertical flammability tests (VFTs) and cone calorimetry tests (CCTs) were used to assess the thermal stabilities, flame retardancy levels and reaction-to-fire properties of cotton fabrics. The washing durability, air permeability and hydrophobicity levels were investigated by American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists, Chinese national standard and water contact angle tests. Results show that the 10BL-SiO2@COT exhibits optimum flame retardancy level. Its char residue rate at 700.0 ℃ increases by 506.7% when comparing with original cotton fabric. It has a LOI value of 30.3% (non-flammable level). It can self-extinguish with a char length of only 4.4 cm during a VFT. Its total heat release and peak heat release rate reduce by 18.7% and 50.4% when comparing with original cotton fabric. Its fire growth rate value decreases to 2.2 kW/(m2·s) with a synergistic effectiveness parameter of 1.3 (≥ 1.0). In addition, its LOI value decreases by 26.1% after 10 laundering cycles, but its air permeability enhances by 5.8% as compared with original cotton fabric. Also, it is very hydrophilic. GEL/AMP LBL assembly and SiO2 gel coatings play more synergistic roles in providing physical barriers and structural supports, promoting and reinforcing char formations, cooling burning zones, diluting oxygen and gaseous products.
- Subjects
AMERICAN Association of Textile Chemists &; Colorists; FIREPROOFING; FIRE resistant polymers; COTTON fibers; FOURIER transform infrared spectroscopy techniques; FLAME stability; COTTON textiles; COMPOSITE coating; SILICA gel; HEAT release rates
- Publication
Cellulose, 2023, Vol 30, Issue 10, p6695
- ISSN
0969-0239
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10570-023-05278-6