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Synthesis of zinc carbonate nanoneedles, a potential flame retardant for cotton textiles

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For the first time, facile synthesized ZnCO3 nanoneedles have been integrated into cotton fabric at around neutral pH as well as alkaline treatment condition (using NaOH) by following padding method to obtain fire retardant efficacy of the fabric. Fire retardant properties of the treated fabrics were studied by measuring limiting oxygen index (LOI) and vertical burning test. It was found that the fabric treated with nano ZnCO3 in alkaline condition showed LOI value of 30 and a specific char length of 40 mm with more than 40% char mass retention at 600 °C. Degradation behavior of the control and the treated fabrics has also been revealed in detail by using Thermo-gravimetric and Differential Scanning Calorimetry analyzer. Char morphology and the interaction of the nanoneedles with the treated fabric also have been demonstrated by using SEM and FTIR analysis, respectively.

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  1. Department of Textile Technology, Indian Institute of Technology, Hauz Khas, New Delhi, Delhi, 110016, India

    Veerender Sharma, Santanu Basak, Kumar Rishabh, Himanshu Umaria & S. Wazed Ali

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Sharma, V., Basak, S., Rishabh, K. et al. Synthesis of zinc carbonate nanoneedles, a potential flame retardant for cotton textiles. Cellulose 25, 6191–6205 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10570-018-1962-5

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