Handbook of Fire Resistant Textiles

Informationen zum Autor Dr Fatma Selcen Kilinc has a PhD in Textile Engineering and works as a senior researcher at the National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), USA in the area of personal protective clothing and equipment. She has published extensively in such areas of fiber/polymer science as high performance materials, protective clothing, fabric comfort and modelling, characterization of fibers and fabrics, and antibacterial applications. She holds a patent in polymer implants for timed release of drugs. She is a member of ASTM International, AATCC, TAPPI, and AAMI technical committees and an area editor of the Journal of Engineered Fibers and Fabrics. Klappentext Fire resistant textiles are one of the fastest growing sectors in industrial textiles. Handbook of fire resistant textiles provides a comprehensive overview of the considerable advances that have occurred in the field of fire resistant textiles in recent years. Zusammenfassung Fire resistant textiles are one of the fastest growing sectors in industrial textiles. Handbook of fire resistant textiles provides a comprehensive overview of the considerable advances that have occurred in the field of fire resistant textiles in recent years. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part 1 Overview of fire resistant textiles: Combustion processes of textile fibres; Burning mechanisms of fibres; Chemical modification of natural and synthetic textile fibres to improve flame retardancy; Multi-component flame resistant coating techniques for textiles; Care and maintenance of fabrics used for flame resistant personal protective equipment (PPE); Safety! health and environmental aspects of flame retardants. Part 2 Types of fire resistant fibre: Flame resistant cotton; Flame resistant manmade cellulosic fibres; Flame resistant wool and wool blends; Flame resistant ceramic fibres; Flame resistant composites and nanocomposites; Flame resistant nonwoven fabrics. Part 3 Testing and regulation of fire resistant textiles: Selection of flame resistant protective clothing; Flame resistant clothing standards and regulations; Characterizing comfort properties of flame resistant fabrics and garments; Physiological impact of flame resistant clothing: managing heat stress; Flame retardancy testing and regulation of soft furnishings. Part 4 Applications of fire resistant textiles: Flame resistant textiles for flash fires; Flame resistant textiles for structural and proximity fire fighting; Flame resistant textiles for electric arc flash hazards; Flame resistant textiles for molten metal hazards; Flame resistant textiles for transport applications; Flame retardant fiber-reinforced composites. ...

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Woodhead Publishing Series in Textiles
Dedication
Introduction
Overview of fire resistant textiles
Chapter 1: Combustion processes of textile fibres
Abstract:
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Thermal transitions and degradation of polymers
1.3 Degradation of individual fibre-forming polymer types
1.4 Polymer fires and the influence of polymer degradation steps on subsequent flame retardant behaviour
1.5 Flame retardancy
1.6 Specific mechanistic issues relevant to fibres and textiles: char formation
1.7 Potential of nanotechnology for flame retarding textiles
1.8 Future trends
Chapter 2: Burning mechanisms of fibers
Abstract:
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Ignition source
2.3 Thermal decomposition of solid to produce fuel
2.4 Escape of fuel vapor from the degrading solid
2.5 Reactions in the vapor state - oxidation
2.6 Excess heat diffusion back to the solid to produce more degradation
2.7 Reducing flammability
Chapter 3: Chemical modification of natural and synthetic textile fibres to improve flame retardancy
Abstract:
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Flame retardant strategies for textile materials
3.3 Polyesters
3.4 Polyamides
3.5 Cellulose-based fibres: cotton, cotton blends and viscose
3.6 Wool and its blends
3.7 Silk fibres
3.8 Miscellaneous fibre-forming polymers
3.9 Conclusions and future trends
Chapter 4: Multi-component flame resistant coating techniques for textiles
Abstract:
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Back-coating techniques
4.3 The sol-gel coating technique
4.4 Plasma surface treatments
4.5 Nanoparticle-based films
4.6 Layer-by-layer assembly (LbL)
Chapter 5: Care and maintenance of fabrics used for flame resistant personal protective equipment (PPE)
Abstract:
5.1 Introduction
5.2 The use of multiple fiber and fabric options in personal protective equipment (PPE)
5.3 Available care and cleaning guidance
5.4 Designing a care and maintenance program
5.5 Implementing a care and maintenance program for flame resistant (FR) PPE garments
5.6 Conclusions
Chapter 6: Safety, health and environmental aspects of flame retardants
Abstract:
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Relevant key types of flame retardants
6.3 Toxicity of smoke from combustion products
6.4 Effects of individual combustion products on fire victims
6.5 Potential toxicity issues associated with individual flame retardants
6.6 Summary of toxicity issues associated with individual flame retardants
6.7 Environmental effects of smoke with and without flame retardants
6.8 Life-cycle assessment of environmental effects of using products with and without flame retardants
6.9 Conclusions
Types of fire resistant fibre
Chapter 7: Flame resistant cotton
Abstract:
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Non-durable and semi-durable flame retardants
7.3 Durable flame retardants
7.4 Flame retardants for cotton fleece fabrics
7.5 Conclusions
7.6 Acknowledgments
Chapter 8: Flame resistant manmade cellulosic fibres
Abstract:
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Manmade cellulosic fibres: types and properties
8.3 History of flame resistant manmade cellulosic fibres
8.4 Strategies for making manmade cellulosic fibres flame resistant
8.5 Additive selection
8.6 Commercially available flame resistant manmade cellulosic fibres
8.7 Blends
8.8 Applications of flame resistant manmade cellulosic fibres
8.9 New developments and technologies
8.10 Future trends
Chapter 9: Flame resistant wool and wool blends
Abstract:
9.1 Introduction
9.2 The flame resi

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"The comprehensive coverage provided in this authoritative handbook imparts a major state-of-the-art review of fire-resistant textiles. The handbook is highly recommended for textile research scientists, engineers and technologists, as well as garment buyers, designers and manufacturers involved with fire-resistant textiles." --International Dyer

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• Authors: F Selcen Kilinc, F. Selcen Kilinc, F. Selcen (Consultant Kilinc, Fatma (EDT) Selcen Kilinc
• Assisted by: F. S. Kilinc (Editor), F. Selcen Kilinc (Editor), F. Selcen (Consultant Kilinc (Editor), Kilinc F. Selcen (Editor), Fatma Kilinc-Balci (Editor), Fatma Selcen Kilinc (Editor)
• Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.05.2013
• EAN: 9780857091239
• ISBN: 978-0-85709-123-9
• No. of pages: 704
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 235 mm x 44 mm
• Series: Woodhead Publishing Series in Textiles; Woodhead Publishing Series in Textiles; Woodhead Publishing Series in
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Miscellaneous; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Textiles & Polymers, Textile & fibre technology, Textiles and fibres