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The high flammability of cotton fabric limits its wide application in interior decoration and clothing. In this work, a phosphorus/nitrogen compound named chitosan modified ammonium polyphosphate (CS@APP) was facilely prepared by mechanochemical strategy and used for flame retardant finishing of cotton fabric (CF). The characterization results showed that CS@APP was successfully synthesized through the –NH3+–O−P– bond. The CF with CS@APP showed remarkable reductions of 88.7% and 61.3% in peak heat release rate (pHRR) and total heat release rate than CF. Also, the limiting oxygen index of flame retardant CF reached 53.5%, and the damaged length during the vertical flammability test was 84 mm. The flame-retardant mechanism was speculated on char residues and pyrolysis gas. The work provides new sights on the facile synthesis of phosphorylated chitosan and explores a new way to the utilization of biological resources.
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Ren, J., Piao, J., Wang, Y. et al. Facile synthesis of bio-based phosphorus/nitrogen compound for high efficiency flame retardant finishing of cotton fabric. Cellulose 30, 1245–1264 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10570-022-04923-w
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