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Materials Science and Engineering

Chulalongkorn University

2010

Bentonite

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Study On Flame Retardancy And Anti-Dripping Of Polyester Fabric Treated With Bentonite, Diammonium Hydrogen Phosphate And Aluminium Hydroxide, P Lerdkajornsuk, S Charuchinda Dec 2010

Study On Flame Retardancy And Anti-Dripping Of Polyester Fabric Treated With Bentonite, Diammonium Hydrogen Phosphate And Aluminium Hydroxide, P Lerdkajornsuk, S Charuchinda

Journal of Metals, Materials and Minerals

The purpose of this research was to improve flame retardancy and anti-dripping of polyester fabric by using bentonite, 3% (w/w) diammonium hydrogen phosphate (DA) and 5, 10% (w/w) aluminium hydroxide (Al(OH)3) via pad-dry technique. The burning behavior of the treated polyester fabric was investigated according to ASTM D1230. The results showed that 10wt% of bentonite alone were capable of imparting anti-dripping. Nevertheless, the preparation of the slurry of bentonite (>10% (w/w)) caused high viscosity leading to difficulties for the preparation and finishing process. Thus, the addition of 4% (w/w) of sodium chloride (NaCl) to the suspension of bentonite (up …