Gang Sun

University of California, Davis

Projects

XPS analysis of Fabric Chars to determine the Phosphorous - Nitrogen synergism in Flame Retardants.

Lead Institution

University of California, Davis

Principal Investigator

Sabyasachi Gaan

Project type

Exploratory Research

Flame retardant finishing of Cellulosics fabrics are carried out using phosphorous based flame retardants. Theses flame retardants are known to act by condensed phase mechanism which accelerates…

Study of Thermal decomposition of Polyester Fibers Treated with Phosphorus Flame Retardants

Lead Institution

University of California, Davis

Principal Investigator

Sabyasachi Gaan

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Polyester fibers are one of the most widely used polymer in manufacturing of textiles and films. They are made flame retardant by application phosphorus based flame retardants. The mode of action of…