Study of Thermal decomposition of Polyester Fibers Treated with Phosphorus Flame Retardants
EMSL Project ID
19814
Abstract
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 these flame retardants are not very clear. In this research we propose to systematically investigate the thermal decomposition of flame retardant polyester produced by three different techniques , i.e inherently flame retardant polyester fiber which has a comonomer containing phosphorus species, polyester fiber having surface treatment of flame retardant and polyester fiber produced by blending flame retardant during the melt extrusion.This thermal degradation study would be carried out using TGA-MS technique which has been sucessfully used to study thermal decomosition of other polymers. Based on this study the mode of action of phosphorus flame retardants on polyester would be proposed.
Project Details
Project type
Large-Scale EMSL Research
Start Date
2006-07-20
End Date
2008-11-05
Status
Closed
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