A novel reactive P-N intumescent flame retardant tetroxo (3-triethylphosphine-5-chlorine-1-triazine) neopentane (TTCTN) was prepared, and its structure determined by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR). The retardance physiological comfort properties of TTCTN-treated cotton fabrics (TTCTN-CF) researched. CF treated with 20 wt% TTCTN (TTCTN(20)-CF) showed the limit...

Thermal control methods based on phase change materials have a wide range of applications, from thermal management to latent heat storage for renewable energy systems, with intermittent availability. Organic PCMs some advantages over inorganics; however, their major drawback is flammability. In critical such as buildings, electric vehicles, and aerospace flammability an issue that must be addre...

This paper aims at updating the progress on the phosphorus-based flame retardants specifically designed and developed for fibers and fabrics (particularly referring to cotton, polyester and their blends) over the last five years. Indeed, as clearly depicted by Horrocks in a recent review, the world of flame retardants for textiles is still experiencing some changes that are focused on topics li...

In this work, new types of organic-inorganic composite aerogels were fabricated via the freeze-drying method based on chemical interaction between bio-based chitosan and aluminum chloride, in combination with physical cross-linking among chitosan, inexpensive polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) alumina sols derived from acidic hydrolysis isopropoxide (AIP). The microstructural evolution freeze-dried chitos...

To reduce the flammability of cotton fabrics, an environmentally benign, simple and effective method was proposed. Coatings composed phosphoguanidine/ATMP/alginate were deposited on surface fabrics through layer-by-layer (LbL) assembly. FTIR spectra indicate that deposition process is successfully carried out fabrics. TGA suggested LbL coating can significantly increase char residue. The result...