Development of flame retardant cotton and acrylic blend textile fabric finish with Enset pseudostem sap
Research Journal of Textile and Apparel
ISSN: 1560-6074
Article publication date: 14 January 2022
Issue publication date: 5 May 2023
Abstract
Purpose
The potential for burn injuries arises from contact with a hot surface, flame, hot liquid and steam hazards. The purpose of this study is to develop the flame retardant acrylic and cotton blend textile finished with Enset Ventricosum pseudostem sap (EPS).
Design/methodology/approach
The two fabric was produced from (30% acrylic with 70% cotton) and (35% acrylic with 65% cotton) blend. The extracted sap was made alkaline and applied on two mordanted blend fabrics. The effect of blend ratio, the concentration of EPS and treatment time on flammability, Flame retardant properties of both the control and the treated fabrics were analyzed in terms of vertical flammability based on the design of the experiment software using central composite design. The air permeability and tensile strength of treated and controlled fabric were measured.
Findings
The blended fabrics at different blended ratios were flame retardant with an optimized result of burning time 2.902 min and 2.775 min and char length 6.442 cm and 7.332 cm in the warp and weft direction, respectively, at a concentration of 520 ml and time 33.588 min. There was a slight significant change in mechanical strengths and air permeability. The thermal degradation and the pyrolysis of the fabric samples were studied using thermogravimetric analysis and the chemical composition by Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy abbreviated as Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy. The wash durability of the treated fabric at different blend ratios was carried out for the optimized sample and the test result shows that the flame retardancy property is durable up to 15 washes.
Originality/value
Development of flame retardant cotton and acrylic blend textile fabric finish with ESP was studied; this work provides application of EPS for flame resistance which is optimized statically and successfully applied for a flame retardant property on cotton-acrylic blend fabric.
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Acknowledgements
The authors would like to show special thanks to Bahir dar University, Ethiopian Institute of Textile and Fashion Technology, Textile Chemistry Research and Innovation Center for providing necessary materials and instruments for the laboratory work. The authors also thank Bahir Dar Textile Share Company for fulfilling materials and other necessary data, which helped a great deal for the research work.
Citation
Dejene, B.K., Fenta, T.B. and Korra, C.G. (2023), "Development of flame retardant cotton and acrylic blend textile fabric finish with Enset pseudostem sap", Research Journal of Textile and Apparel, Vol. 27 No. 2, pp. 189-215. https://doi.org/10.1108/RJTA-06-2021-0082
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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