Scientific researches have been focused on finding halogen-free solutions as effective as
halogenated ones owing to environmental and health problems in recent years. This fact is …

Polymer composites filled with metal derivatives have been widely used in recent years,
particularly as flame retardants, due to their superior characteristics, including high thermal …

Synthetic textiles make a great contribution as the apparel, industrial and technical textile
goods, though most of them are inherently flammable. Thus, the fire retardant treatment of …

To meet the growing needs of public safety and sustainable development, it is highly
desirable to develop flame-retardant polymer materials using a facile and low-cost method …

Zinc borates are widely used in industry due to their thermal stability as a flame retardant in
the production of plastics, rubber, and other polymer compositions. We have developed a …

In the first part of the study, dyed polyester fabric was treated with a dielectric barrier
discharge (DBD) plasma at 1 W/cm2 for 15, 30, 60 and 90 s. The wicking height, tensile …

Significant improvement in the fire resistance of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) while
ensuring its mechanical properties is a tremendous challenge. A novel flame retardant (GO …

The need to secure public health and mitigate the environmental impact associated with the
massified use of respiratory protective devices (RPD) has been raising awareness for the …

Decorticated ramie fibre has been degummed with alkali based formulation and the wastage
degummed liquor has been applied on the polyester fabric at different concentrations by …

Titanium diboride (TiB2) and zinc borate (Zn3BO6) have been utilized in wide spectrum
industrial areas because of their favorable properties such as a high melting point, good …