Wash-resistant P-N flame retardant for cotton

Wash-resistant P-N flame retardant for cotton

A phosphorus-nitrogen flame retardant for cotton was synthesised and tested, showing good washability without formaldehyde release, maintaining self-extinguishing (125 g/m2 fabric) after 50 laundering cycles. Ammonium salt of tris˗(hydroxymethyl)˗...
US EPA consults on bans on DecaBDE and PIP

US EPA consults on bans on DecaBDE and PIP

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has published, for public comment to 27th September 2019, a proposal to ban the manufacture, import, processing or sale of products to which DecaBDE and of PIP (phenol isoporopylated phosphate 3:1) have been added, with the...