- Author
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Porter, L. L.
- Title
- Effect of Various Laundering Procedures on the Effectiveness of Cotton Flannelette Trated With an Organo-Phosphorus Flame Retardant Finish.
- Coporate
- Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN
- Report
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Thesis
June 1972
88 p.
- Keywords
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cotton fabrics
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laundering
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effectiveness
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flame retardants
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finishes (fabrics)n
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flame resistance
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statistical analysis
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durability
- Abstract
- This study was an investigation of the effect of various laundering procedures on the durability of a specific organo-phosphorus flame retardant finish applied to 100% cotton flannelette. The types of launderings included commercial laundering and several variations of domestic launderings in an automatic home washing machine, followed by tumble drying. Variations in the domestic launderings were made in the presoaking, in the laundering compounds and in the laundering temperature. The types of presoaks included deionized water, neutral soap solution, an enzyme presoak solution and no presoaking. The laundering compounds consisted of AATCC synthetic detergent 124, AATCC neutral soap, a retail enzyme detergent and the same detergent with chlorine bleach added. The temperatures used for laundering were 105 deg F and 140 deg F. The original unlaundered fabric had good flame retardancy. As a result of the vertical flame test, the specimens did not support flame and exhibited no afterglow nor afterflame.