Flame Retardants for Textile Materials

This book focuses on flame retardants (FR) for textile materials. It discusses basics of flame retardancy and flammability and covers various types of flame retardants and materials, including natural FRs, halogen-, phosphorous-, and nanomaterial-based FRs. It also covers methods of applications of FRs and discusses FRs and the environment.

Autorentext

Dr. Asim Kumar Roy Choudhury is Principal at KPS Institute of Polytechnic, Belmuri. He retired as Professor and HOD (Textile) from the Government College of Engineering and Textile Technology, Serampore (W.B.), India. He has over 35 years' experience in textile coloration and finishing in academia and industry and has written numerous papers and several books on the subject.

Inhalt

1. Fire Hazards and Associated Terminology 2. Flammability. 3. Inherent FR Fibres 4. Flame Retardants 5. Halogen-Based FRs 6. Phosphorous-Based FRs. 7. Intumescent FRs (IFRs) 8. Nanomaterial-based FRs. 9. Flame Retarancy of Synthetic Fibers 10. Flame Retardants and the Environment Index