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Title
Recent development in combining flame-retardant and easy-care finishing for cotton
Authors
FAHEEM UDDIN
Received
August 2, 2012
Published
Volume 47 Issue 5-6 May-June
Keywords
easy-care finishing, flame-retardant finishing, cellulose, phosphorous, cross-linking agents, catalysts,
polycarboxylic acids
Abstract
Flame retardancy and easy-care properties are desired in several articles produced from cotton fiber. Therefore,
chemical finishing of cotton fiber, using reduced consumption of water and energy, is obviously important. Apparently,
developments in combining the flame-retardant finishing and easy-care finishing would be useful for the textile
finishing sector. Any similarity in the type of reagents used in the finish bath and processing conditions, including
padding, drying and curing, presents interest as to combining the two separate finishing processes. Flame-retardant and
easy-care finishing of cotton fibers requires an appropriate cross-linking agent and catalyst. The finish composition
may be applied through the pad-dry-cure processing sequence. Studies have shown the possibility of achieving flame
retardancy and crease recovery properties in cotton fiber through combined flame-retardant, and easy-care finishing.
Low-formaldehyde based cross-linking agent, or formaldehyde-free cross-linking agent including
dimethyloldihydroxyethyleneurea and selected polycarboxylic acids are used. This paper describes some of the
important recent development achieved in producing the flame-retardant and crease recovery properties in cotton fabric
using combined finish liquor application.
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