Flame Retardants for Textile Materials (Textile Institute Professional Publications) - Softcover

Choudhury, Asim Kumar Roy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0367533529 ISBN 13: 9780367533526

Publisher: CRC Press, 2022

Synopsis

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 applications in the textile industry
• Emphasizes environmental aspects
• Reports on a large number of FR compounds studied globally
• Discusses in detail recent developments in halogen-free eco-friendly flame retardants
• Extensively describes basic aspects of flame retardancy and their measurements

Aimed at the practitioner and textile engineering professional this work aims to ensure development of safe textile materials for various uses, including apparel, protective wear, floor coverings, upholstery, drapery, and others.

About this title

About the Author

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Publication date: 2022
• ISBN 10: 0367533529
• ISBN 13: 9780367533526
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 426