Flame retardant non-woven textile article
AssigneeLenzing Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsReinhard Kampl, Walter Six, Angela Oberbauer
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Abstract
A flame retardant biodegradable non-woven article which is safe and comfortable to wear as apparel can be fabricated from a flame retardant non-woven textile. The flame retardant non-woven textile is prepared by bonding a fleece comprising cellulosic fibers incorporating at least one phosphorous containing flame retardant compound.
Claims30
Flame retardant article comprising a flame retardant biodegradable non-woven textile prepared by the process of bonding by hydroentanglement a fleece comprising cellulosic fibres incorporating at least one phosphorous containing flame retardant compound, the area weight of said textile being 30 to 120 g/m.sup.2.
A method of preparing a flame retardant article comprising the steps of:
- providing a fleece comprising cellulosic fibres incorporating at least one phosphorous containing flame retardant compound;
- directing water jets onto the fleece in a substantially vertical direction to the fleece;
- entangling the individual fibres of the fleece thereby forming a flame retardant non-woven textile, the area weight of said textile being 30 to 120 g/cm.sup.2 ;
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- fabricating a biodegradable article from the non-woven textile.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.