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Enhanced Flame Retardancy of Cotton Fabric by Functionalized Graphene Oxide and Ammonium Polyphosphate

기능성화 산화 그래핀과 폴리인산암모늄을 이용한 직물 난연성 향상

  • Received : 2020.03.10
  • Accepted : 2020.07.07
  • Published : 2020.08.31
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Abstract

Flame retardant(FR) clothes prohibit additional fire diffusion and make the personnel do their tasks without a hitch in a flammable environment. The existing FR clothes, however, are heavy and give high thermal fatigue. Therefore, it is strongly demanded to develop a light, convenient, and eco-friendly clothes. Recently, many works have been reported to make FR fabrics with phosphorus compounds, but their performance could not satisfy the specified criteria in appraisal standards of domestic and American FR clothes or combat uniforms. In this paper, two kinds of phosphorus compounds were applied to cotton fabric. Graphene oxide functionalized with a phosphorus-rich deep eutectic solvent and ammonium polyphosphate were coated on cotton fabric by eco-friendly padding procedure. The coated fabrics were analyzed with thermogravimetric analysis, vertical flame resistance test(ASTM D6413), cone calorimeter test(ISO 5660-1), and method of test for limited flame spread(ISO 15025). It was revealed that the as-made cotton with those two materials simultaneously had better flame resistance than the cottons with each one. Furthermore, an additional coating for hydrophobicity on the FR cotton was tried for better washing fastness.

난연 의류는 화염 및 고온 환경 속에서 착용자의 원활한 임무 수행을 돕고 추가적인 피해 확산을 방지한다. 그러나 기존 난연 의류의 높은 중량과 열 피로도는 개선이 필요하며, 친환경적인 방법으로 제작된 가볍고 편리한 난연 의류 개발이 요구되고 있다. 최근 인을 함유한 난연 물질 코팅으로 섬유에 난연성을 부여한 사례가 보고되고 있으나 이들은 국내외 방화복 및 난연 전투복 기준에 적합한 수준으로 발전될 필요성이 있다. 본 연구에서는 깊은 용융 용매로 기능성화된 산화 그래핀과 폴리인산암모늄을 동시에 섬유에 코팅하는 친환경적인 대량생산 공정을 제시한다. 코팅된 섬유는 열무게 분석(Thermogravimetric analysis), 수직불꽃저항성 시험(ASTM D6413), 콘칼로리미터법(ISO 5660-1), 한계 불꽃 확신 속도 시험(ISO 15025)으로 열 안정성 및 난연성이 시험되었다. 기능성화 산화그래핀과 폴리인산암모늄이 동시에 코팅된 직물은 단일 물질 코팅 직물보다 우수한 난연성을 보였고, 연소 이후에도 탄화된 부분의 팽창 효과로 섬유의 형상을 유지하는 것이 관찰되었다. 난연 직물의 세탁 안정성을 위해 추가적인 발수 처리 또한 시도되었다.

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