358942

Flame Retardant and Bioactive Polymer for The Finishing Of Cotton and Polyester: Synthesis, Characterization and Application

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Last updated: 09 Mar 2025

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Polymer chemistry

Abstract

Novel environmental friendly flame retardant was synthesized for treating cotton and polyester textiles to impart fire resistant and antimicrobial properties. The synthesized flame retardant (polyvinyl phosphate urea (PVPU)) was based on a chemical modification of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) without using the solvent that water only used. The chemical structures of the prepared PVPU polymer were investigated using FTIR. The ATR-FTIR spectra were examined to investigate the chemical composition of both untreated and treated cotton as well as polyester fabrics some properties such as fire resistance for untreated and treated fabrics were studied through carrying flammability test, limited oxygen index test (LOI) and tensile strength test. The surfaces of fabrics before and after treatment with PVPU were reported through Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images. Thermal behaviors of untreated and treated fabrics were reported by thermo-gravimetric analysis (TGA). From all studies, the results showed a good fire resistance of the prepared PVPU when used for treating cotton and polyester fabrics. The antimicrobial resistance for cotton and polyester fabrics before and after treatment was investigated against some of the microorganisms. The results showed that the treated cotton and polyester textiles give the highest efficiency against fungi and bacteria compared to the untreated ones.

DOI

10.21608/ejchem.2024.287292.9676

Keywords

PVA, flame retardant, Cotton Fabrics, LOI, tensile strength and microorganisms

Authors

First Name

Mohamed M.

Last Name

Thabet

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Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Benha University, Benha 13518, Egypt

Email

mohamed.sabat@yahoo.com

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First Name

Mohamed

Last Name

Azab

MiddleName

M.

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Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Benha University, Benha 13518, Egypt

Email

mohamed.azab01@fsc.bu.edu.eg

City

Benha

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First Name

Amal

Last Name

Metwally

MiddleName

M.

Affiliation

Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Benha University, Benha 13518, Egypt

Email

aml.metwaly@fsc.bu.edu.eg

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First Name

Hanaa A.

Last Name

ElKhawaga

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-

Affiliation

Faculty of Engineering (Shoubra), Benha University, Benha, Egypt

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hana.abdelazim@feng.bu.edu.eg

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First Name

Laila

Last Name

Reda

MiddleName

M.

Affiliation

Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Benha University, Benha 13518, Egypt

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l.reda12134@fsc.bu.edu.eg

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-

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Volume

68

Article Issue

1

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53249

Issue Date

2025-01-01

Receive Date

2024-05-04

Publish Date

2025-01-01

Page Start

537

Page End

546

Print ISSN

0449-2285

Online ISSN

2357-0245

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https://ejchem.journals.ekb.eg/article_358942.html

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358,942

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297

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Publication Title

Egyptian Journal of Chemistry

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https://ejchem.journals.ekb.eg/

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Flame Retardant and Bioactive Polymer for The Finishing Of Cotton and Polyester: Synthesis, Characterization and Application

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01 Feb 2025