TY - JOUR TI - Flame-retardant and crease-proofing finishing of cotton fabrics via in-situ copolymerization of ethylene phytic acid and itaconic acid, part I: Fabrication process AU - Zhou Qingqing AU - Chen Jiayi AU - Tao Yue AU - Wang Lianggui AU - Shao Jianzhong JN - Thermal Science PY - 2022 VL - 26 IS - 3 SP - 2815 EP - 2821 PT - Article AB - Ethylene phytic acid and unsaturated itaconic acid could be copolymerized in-situ and cross-linked on the cotton fabrics to enhance flame-retardant and crease-proofing properties. Natural phytic acid was modified with glycidyl meth-acrylate and characterized by IR, 1H NMR, and TG. The IR indicated that new characteristic absorption peaks appear near 1720 c/m, 1470 c/m, 1380 c/m, and 1002 c/m for the molar ratios phytic acid: glycidyl methacrylate of 1:3 or 1:6, the peaks correspond to the bending vibration of C=O, C–H, CH3, and C=O–O respectively in the glycidyl methacrylate. The 1H NMR results further confirmed the reaction between glycidyl methacrylate and phytic acid, and the TG results revealed the thermal properties of phytic acid. DO - 10.2298/TSCI210301270Z ER -