SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF ECO-FRIENDLY TEXTILE COATINGS USING ZNO NANOPARTICLES, POLYVINYL ALCOHOL, AND AMMONIUM POLYPHOSPHATE

Abstract

Textile plays an important role in the economy of this world. Goods such as functional and intelligent textiles, in particular, garments with built-in multifunctional features such as flame resistance are needed to improve living conditions. ICSS 2018 Textile materials used in everyday life, hospitals and factories represent potential fire hazards due to the ignition of textile fabrics or combustion. As a result, textile manufacturers are focusing on the development of application specific textile finishes and coating to desserts for needs of consumers globally. Various natural and artificial textile fibre which includes cotton, polyester, woollon, jute etc. are susceptible to catching hearthplace and burning This work describes the development of flame-retardant textiles. In this study, zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) at 2 and 4 (wt%) were incorporated with polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), and ammonium phosphate (APP) was applied flame retardant. The textile coating was applied via the Dip-Pad technique. Flame retardancy assessment data suggest that when flame retardant agents are introduced, the burning rate of the coated textile decreases and that the effect is dose-dependent with respect to ZnO NPs contents. There is no sign of cracks on the surface of the textile as observed in scanning electron microscope imaging, and an adhesion between coating and fibers with a clear interfacial layer.