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A synergistic flame retardant (silicon, phosphorus and nitrogen) based on cyclic polysiloxane, ammonium salt of tetramethylcyclosiloxyl-piperazin-phosphinic acid (APCTSi) was successfully prepared and firmly bonded to cotton fabric through a chemical grafting method. The chemical structure of APCTSi was characterized by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, 1H and 31P nuclear magnetic resonance (1H NMR and 31P NMR). The scanning electron microscopy coupled with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM–EDX) proved that APCTSi successfully adhered to the surface of cotton fabric and the elements on the surface of cotton fabric were evenly distributed. The flame retardant properties were characterized by limiting oxygen index (LOI), vertical burning test, thermogravimetric (TG) analysis and TG-FTIR. The limiting oxygen index (LOI) can reach 30.9% with a char length of 8.7 cm for the weight gain of APCTSi was 16.2%. The combustion behavior was characterized by cone calorimetry test. The peak heat release rate (pHRR) and total heat release (THR) values of treated cotton fabric decreased by 30% and 48% respectively compared to that of pure cotton fabric. All the results proved that the cotton fabric treated by APCTSi had the flame retardant effect of condensed phase (forming stable char layer) and gas phase (releasing nonflammable gases).
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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 22075158) and the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province, China (Grant No. ZR2020ME064).
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Liu, J., Zhang, Z., Sun, L. et al. Synthesis of a novel synergistic flame retardant based on cyclopolysiloxane and its flame retardant coating on cotton fabric. Cellulose 28, 9505–9523 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10570-021-04127-8
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