Military textiles

Copper quinolinolate (oxine copper) is the chelate of divalent copper and 8-hydroxyquinoline and shares most of its market with copper naphthenate, which is a complex copper salt of mixed naphthenic acids. The principal uses are in wood treatments and some military textiles, where the green color is not objectionable. Copper naphthenate has an odor but is cheaper than oxine. Both copper naphthenate and 2inc naphthenate have performed well in environment tests, with exposure to soil above-ground, as well as concrete (33). 

Nazare, S. 2008. Fire protection in military textiles. In Advances in Fire Retardant Materials, Horrocks, A.R. and Price, D. (Eds.), Woodhead Publishing Ltd., Cambridge, U.K., Chapter 19. 

Inorganic fibres such as ceramic and glass may be incorporated into, or used entirely for, textile products where appropriate to take advantage of their inherent non-flammability. Product examples are curtains, textile tapestries and fireblockers in airplane, automotive and military textiles. 

Thomas GA. Non-woven fabrics for military applications. In WUusz E, editor. Military Textiles. Cambrige Woodhead Publishing and Maney Publishing 2008. p. 47-8. 

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