1st Edition

Flame Retardants for Textile Materials

By Asim Kumar Roy Choudhury Copyright 2021
426 Pages 150 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

426 Pages 150 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

426 Pages 150 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

This book focuses on flame retardants (FR) for textile materials. It discusses basics of flame retardancy and flammability and covers various types of flame retardants and materials, including natural FRs, halogen, phosphorous, and nanomaterial-based FRs. This book also discusses methods of applications of FRs and discusses FRs and the environment.   Covers a variety of interdisciplinary... Read more
1. Fire Hazards and Associated Terminology
2. Flammability.
3. Inherent FR Fibres
4. Flame Retardants
5. Halogen-Based FRs
6. Phosphorous-Based FRs.
7. Intumescent FRs (IFRs)
8. Nanomaterial-based FRs.
9. Flame Retarancy of Synthetic Fibers
10. Flame Retardants and the Environment
Index

Biography

Dr. Asim Kumar Roy Choudhury is Principal at KPS Institute of Polytechnic, Belmuri. He retired as Professor and HOD (Textile) from  the Government College of Engineering and Textile Technology, Serampore (W.B.), India. He has over 35 years’ experience in textile coloration and finishing in academia and industry and has written numerous papers and several books on the subject.