Title Flame retardancy enhancement of jute fabric using chemical treatment /
Authors Repon, Md Reazuddin ; Siddiquee, Nure Alam ; Jalil, Mohammad Abdul ; Mikucioniene, Daiva ; Karim, Md Rezaul ; Islam, Tarikul
DOI 10.14502/Tekstilec2021.64.70-80
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Is Part of Tekstilec.. Ljubljana : University of Ljubljana. 2021, vol. 64, no. 1, p. 70-80.. ISSN 0351-3386. eISSN 2350-3696
Keywords [eng] flame retardant ; jute fabric ; finishing ; wash durability ; breaking load
Abstract [eng] This work aims to improve the flame retardancy of jute fabric. Raw and bleached plain weave jute fabric was used in this work. Flame retardants borax, diammonium phosphate and thiourea were applied in different concentrations in a raw and bleached jute fabric with the padding method. The influences of flame retardant finishing on the vertical flammability behaviour and tensile properties as well as wash resistance were investigated. Flame spread time was found to significantly increase when these simple flame retardant finishing agents were used. It was found that the borax-treated raw and bleached specimens exhibited higher flame spread time among all. The assessment of physical properties such as weight gain percentage and breaking load along warp and weft direction of the control and treated fabrics revealed that the increase of flame retardant finishing weight gain caused a decrease in breaking load. Furthermore, the specimens treated with borax and diammonium phosphate flame retardant showed better results than thiourea for flame retardancy and wash durability. These flame retardant jute fabrics have industrial protective textile applications as brattice cloth in mines and many other potential fields of application, e.g. flame retardant kitchen apron, furnishings for public hall, theatre and hospital, etc.
Published Ljubljana : University of Ljubljana
Type Journal article
Language English
Publication date 2021
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