Flame resistant cellulosic substrate using banana pseudostem sap

Flame retardancy was imparted in cellulosic cotton textile using banana pseudostem sap (BPS), an eco-friendly natural product. The extracted sap was made alkaline and applied in pre-mordanted bleached and mercerized cotton fabrics. Flame retardant properties of both the control and the treated fabri...

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Main Authors: Basak S., Samanta Kartick. K., Saxena S., Chattopadhyay S.K., Narkar R., Mahangade R., Hadge G.B.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2015-03-01
Series:Polish Journal of Chemical Technology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/pjct-2015-0018