Several laundry fires have been investigated during the period from 1993 to 1999, where the cause is thought to be spontaneous combustion. In each case cotton materials such as kitchen towels, serving towels and sports kit have been washed, placed directly into tumble dryers and subjected to heating. Combustion has occurred amongst these materials when the cloth is heaped or stacked immediately after drying. These materials are subject to contamination through their use with various unsaturated fatty acids. This work investigated the residence of selected fatty acids on cotton materials during various normal washing cycles. It was shown that significant measurable levels of linoleic and oleic acids were recoverable from material even after ...
Flame-retardant finished fabrics are needed for increased protection from burns associated with flam...
The decomposition behavior of cotton fibers is examined using thermogravimetric analysis. The effect...
Our recent work has demonstrated that deoxyribose nucleic acid (DNA) can act as an effective flame r...
Several laundry fires have been investigated during the period from 1993 to 1999, where the cause is...
The incidence of spontaneous ignition in bales of raw cotton and piles of cotton cloth during proces...
The spontaneous ignition behavior of flame‐retarded cotton cellulose has been investigated using dif...
Cotton fabrics flame retarded with tetrakis (hydroxymethyl phosphonium chloride (THPC)-urea-ammonia ...
Several fire related deaths have been reported and linked with the use of paraffin base skin creams/...
Textiles are an intimate and prevalent part of our daily activities and life. This explains the fre...
Clothing and other untreated fabrics on household objects may ignite and catch fire due to heat sour...
The file attached to this record is the author's final peer reviewed version. The Publisher's final ...
Cotton is a flammable material and some cottons would decompose or even self-ignite at bad storage a...
Among all textile fibres, cotton is the one most commonly used in domestic applications. The permane...
The purpose of this research was to develop practical care procedures to help maintain the protectiv...
The present article is addressed to investigating the effect of different fabric grammages (mass per...
Flame-retardant finished fabrics are needed for increased protection from burns associated with flam...
The decomposition behavior of cotton fibers is examined using thermogravimetric analysis. The effect...
Our recent work has demonstrated that deoxyribose nucleic acid (DNA) can act as an effective flame r...
Several laundry fires have been investigated during the period from 1993 to 1999, where the cause is...
The incidence of spontaneous ignition in bales of raw cotton and piles of cotton cloth during proces...
The spontaneous ignition behavior of flame‐retarded cotton cellulose has been investigated using dif...
Cotton fabrics flame retarded with tetrakis (hydroxymethyl phosphonium chloride (THPC)-urea-ammonia ...
Several fire related deaths have been reported and linked with the use of paraffin base skin creams/...
Textiles are an intimate and prevalent part of our daily activities and life. This explains the fre...
Clothing and other untreated fabrics on household objects may ignite and catch fire due to heat sour...
The file attached to this record is the author's final peer reviewed version. The Publisher's final ...
Cotton is a flammable material and some cottons would decompose or even self-ignite at bad storage a...
Among all textile fibres, cotton is the one most commonly used in domestic applications. The permane...
The purpose of this research was to develop practical care procedures to help maintain the protectiv...
The present article is addressed to investigating the effect of different fabric grammages (mass per...
Flame-retardant finished fabrics are needed for increased protection from burns associated with flam...
The decomposition behavior of cotton fibers is examined using thermogravimetric analysis. The effect...
Our recent work has demonstrated that deoxyribose nucleic acid (DNA) can act as an effective flame r...