Cellulose derivatives thermal behavior

Flame-retardant textiles are textiles or textile-based materials that inhibit or resist the spread of fire. Factors affecting flammability and thermal behavior of textile include fiber type, fabric construction, thermal behavior of textile polymer and its composition as well as the presence or absence of flame additives. On the other hand, flame-retardant additives can be classified by their chemical composition or by mode of action, i.e., gas phase action or by the formation of protective barrier [49, 50]. Moreover, flame-retardant functional finishes of cellulose-based textiles can be accomplished by [i] using inorganic phosphates, (ii) with organophosphorous compounds, [iii) with sulfur-derivatives or (iv) by grafting flame retardants monomers [49,50]. 

This relation was tested on the example of solutions of PBG in different chlorinated hydrocarbons, and the poor agreement of the calculated and experimental data was demonstrated. It has been successfully used for describing the thermal behavior of a number of cellulose derivatives. 

Polymer Blends Incorporating PHA. The mechanical properties, morphology, biodegradability, and thermal and crystallization behavior of PHAs melt-blended or solvent-cast with nonbiodegradable pol5uners [such as poly(vinyl acetate)] and with biodegradable materials [such as wood cellulose fibers (21) and starch] have been reviewed (22). PHB blends with poly(ethylene oxide), poly(vinyl alcohol), poly (L-lactide), poly(D,L-lactide), poly( -caprolactone), poly(3-butyrolactone), P(HB-co-HV), and cellulose and starch derivatives have been... 

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