Characteristics and applications of new environmentally friendly flame-retardant fabric additives
Midland, Michigan, USA: Dow Corning is a leading supplier of innovative silicone solutions for the fabric industry. Dow Corning® DS-9000 Eco RepelTM, jointly developed with DEVAN Chemicals, is an environmentally friendly silicone solution for industrial fabrics. Multifunctional capsule silicone additive, a new additive for treating fire-resistant fabrics. This technology helps workwear manufacturers improve the softness and hydrophobicity of fire-resistant finishes without compromising fire resistance.
“As a member of Dow Corning, we firmly believe that sustainability is the basic principle for the success of ourselves and our customers,” said Manager Geng. “Therefore, we are constantly committed to product and technology research and development to reduce the cost of fabrics and products. The environmental harm caused by many other industrial production processes. Dow Corning integrates sustainability into strategic decisions and continues to integrate it into everything we do. As individuals, businesses and partners in a global society, we all must strive to do so. Reform, share our resources in a reasonable and reliable way, and continuously promote the progress of science and technology. Dow Corning® DS-9000 Eco RepelTM is an example of our forward-looking innovative thinking and achieving sustainable development goals. ”
Dow Corning provides a variety of high-quality silicone-based performance enhancers and finishing aids for fabrics, opening up new areas of ecological innovation technology. In addition to materials, Dow Corning provides support services and the ability to customize solutions based on the specific business and sustainability advancement needs of the global fabrics industry.
“Most of the current fire retardant chemicals will have a negative impact on the softness of the fabric, causing the fabric to be extremely rough, making work clothes uncomfortable to wear,” said Manager Geng Zheng, Global Marketing Manager of Dow Corning Fabric Products Industry. “In addition, many fabrics The main materials of functional fire retardant additives contain fluorocarbon derivatives, which can easily cause many safety and environmental problems. ”
Dow Corning® DS-9000 Eco RepelTM has many features and advantages that can solve the above problems at once, such as:
• Ideal for fire-resistant fabrics
•Formaldehyde-free
• Adopt silicon encapsulation, suitable for multi-functional formula
•Low surfactant formula to reduce environmental harm
• Soft, water-blocking fabric finishing formula
•Good compatibility with fluorocarbons and fire retardants
•Using a patented process to coat the silicon shell with silicone oil
According to Manager Geng, the main applications of Dow Corning® DS-9000 Eco RepelTM include:
•Water-blocking silicone additive for fabric fire protection treatment
•Softener additive for formulations containing fluorocarbons
•Softener, used in finishing formulations of fire-resistant fabrics
•Used in mattress fabrics, canopy materials, canvas, (indoor furniture) upholstery fabrics and protective clothing
About Dow Corning
Dow Corning (dowcorning.com) provides performance improvement solutions, and more than 25,000 customers around the world use our solutions to meet their various needs. Dow Corning is a world leader in silicones, silicon-based technology and innovation, offering more than 7,000 products and services under its Dow Corning® and XIAMETER® brands. Dow Corning is a 50-50 joint venture between The Dow Chemical Company and Corning Incorporated. More than half of the company’s sales come from markets outside the United States.
About DEVAN Chemicals Company
For the past 15 years, DEVAN Chemicals (devan.net) has been providing innovative fabric solutions. The company’s main business focuses on niche markets such as bacteriostatic agents, fire retardants, specialty functional polymers, and microencapsulation and polymer additives. In addition, seeking new and more environmentally friendly technologies is also one of DEVAN’s long-term goals, including the development of halogen-free fire retardants, non-migrating bacteriostatic agents and microencapsulated essential oil insecticide products.
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