Caseins and hydrophobins as novel green flame retardants for cotton fabrics

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 111-117

  Alongi, Jenny ^a   Carletto, Riccardo Andrea ^a   Bosco, Francesca ^a   Carosio, Federico ^a   Di Blasio, Alessandro ^a   Cuttica, Fabio ^a   Antonucci, Vincenza ^b   Giordano, Michele ^b   Malucelli, Giulio ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Caseins; Combustion behaviour; Cotton; Flammability; Green flame retardants; Hydrophobins

Indexed keywords

CASEIN; COMBUSTION; COTTON; COTTON FABRICS; FLAME RETARDANTS; FLAMMABILITY; PROTEINS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

AQUEOUS SUSPENSIONS; CARBONACEOUS STRUCTURE; COMBUSTION BEHAVIOURS; FLAME RETARDANCY; HYDROPHOBINS; MICROBIAL SOURCES; THERMALLY STABLE;

GREEN MANUFACTURING;

CASEIN; COTTON; FABRIC; FIRE FIGHTING; FLAMMABILITY; GRAVIMETRY; PROTEINS; SAFETY EQUIPMENT; THERMAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84892371626     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2013.11.016     Document Type: Article

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