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Bio-derived efficient flame-retardants for cotton fabric

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This paper presents a facile synthesis method for bio-derived (from the bark of Terminalia arjuna and tea powder) phosphorus-functionalized materials (AB-P and TP-P). The resulting biobased flame-retardant (FR) materials exhibit excellent flame retardancy properties as they contain high amounts of polyphenolics, which can easily incorporate phosphorus functional groups in the composites. To investigate the effect of graphene on the flame retardancy property, we prepare graphene-functionalized AB-P and TP-P (i.e. GAB-P and GTP-P) FR materials. These FR materials are coated on cotton fabrics and their properties are examined by conducting a simple spirit flame test, a limiting oxygen index (LOI) test, and a vertical flammability test. The GAB-P- and GTP-P-coated cotton fabrics initially emit little smoke without catching fire and sustain up to 564 s and 540 s, respectively on continuous application of flame. By contrast, the control fabric burns within 5 s. The GO-coated fabric sustains up to 20 s. The LOIs and char lengths of AB-P, TP-P, GAB-P, and GTP-P are 36.4, 37.4, 49.5, and 51.9% and 11.3, 16.4, 2.2, and 3.5 cm, respectively. These results reveal that the use of graphene enhances the flame retardancy properties of the synthesized materials. This new approach could be useful for the mass production of cost-effective, bio-derived, phosphorus-functionalized materials for different applications, including as safe and efficient FRs.

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The present study based on the preparation of phosphorus containing flame retardants from natural extracts such as Terminalia arjuna bark and tea powder extract for cotton fabric. The as prepared FR materials shows excellent flame retardancy which have conformed from spirit lamp test, limiting oxygen index and vertical flammability test.

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CSIR fund (22/0748/17/14/EMR-II). K.D.L. is thankful to UGC-JRF for her fellowship.

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    Kshama D. Lokhande, Madhuri A. Bhakare, Mahesh P. Bondarde, Pratik S. Dhumal & Surajit Some

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KDL and SS wrote the manuscript, KDL performed experiment, KDL, MAB and PSD prepared graphene oxide and nanocomposite. KDL analyzed all data, S.S supervised all work.

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Lokhande, K.D., Bhakare, M.A., Bondarde, M.P. et al. Bio-derived efficient flame-retardants for cotton fabric. Cellulose 29, 3583–3593 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10570-022-04478-w

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