Development history of flame retardant (flame retardant staple fiber) technology

China’s flame-retardant technology started in the 1950s. It started with the study of temporary flame-retardant finishing of cotton fabrics, but its development was slow; durable pure cotton flame-retardant textiles appeared in the 1960s; flame-retardant textiles were developed in the 1970s. In the 1980s, flame-retardant fabrics entered a new period of development. Many units developed flame-retardant and finishing technologies for cotton, polyester and blended fabrics, and flame-retardant synthesis. fiber. Generally speaking, flame-retardant fiber products are in a stage of rapid development and research.

There are many types of flame-retardant fibers. A large number of studies have proved that fabrics made of flame-retardant short fibers have certain advantages.

In the past ten years, high-rise residential buildings and hotels have been built in China, and the flame-retardant requirements for interior decoration products are getting higher and higher. Some industrially developed countries have long formulated flame-retardant regulations for textiles, stipulating that curtains and drapes in public places such as theaters, hospitals, hotels, and clothing fabrics for the elderly, children, and the disabled must meet certain flame-retardant standards. The development and application of flame-retardant staple fibers and textiles have attracted more and more attention from the society.

At present, flame retardant staple fibers can be divided into two main categories. One is that the fiber is inherently flame-retardant, including heat-resistant fibers, inherently flame-resistant fibers, and flame-retardant fibers; the other is the modification of general-purpose fibers. It is flame retardant and can be produced by methods such as copolymerization, blending, graft modification, post-treatment, and irradiation coating.

Flame-retardant staple fibers have broad application prospects in the civilian field.

The high-quality new flame-retardant staple fiber makes up for the disadvantages of the existing flame-retardant fiber in the market, such as poor spinnability and large amount of smoke, and overcomes the poor wearing comfort of flame-retardant synthetic fiber products, and moisture absorption. Insufficiency such as poor sweat resistance, it can not only be used in the field of fire protection, military and special industry protective clothing, but also enter the civilian field, such as pajamas for infants and the elderly, home textiles, interiors in public places, non-woven fabrics and fillings, etc. The market potential is huge.

Uses of flame-retardant staple fiber products:

1. Protective clothing.

2. Household items.

3. Decorative items.

4. Ready-to-wear and minor clothing.

5. Non-woven fabrics and fillers