Claims
- 1. A process for imparting flame retardant property to cellulose containing textile materials comprising the steps:
- (1) treating the cellulosic containing material with a solution containing poly (hydroxyorgano) phosphonium cation;
- (2) exposing the treated cellulosic material to an atmosphere containing ammonia to polymerize the phosphonium compound;
- (3) treating the cellulosic material containing polymerized phosphonium compound with a solution containing a tetrakis (alpha-hydroxyorgano) phosphonium salt and a nitrogen containing compound copolymerizable with said phosphonium salt, and
- (4) heating the thus treated cellulosic material to cure substantially all the phosphonium salt composition thereof.
- 2. The process of claim 1 wherein the phosphonium cation is present in the solution in an amount ranging from 10% to about 40% by weight; the phosphonium salt is present in an amount ranging from about 5% to about 20% by weight.
- 3. The process of claim 1 wherein the cellulosic material contains at least 20% by weight of a polyester material.
- 4. The process of claim 2 wherein the phosphorous compounds are tetrakis (hydroxymethyl) phosphonium cation for steps 1 and 3 respectively.
- 5. The process of claim 1 wherein the solutions in steps 1 and 3 are aqueous solutions.
- 6. The process of claim 1 wherein the phosphonium salt of Step 2 is cured by heating the treated material to a temperature between about 100.degree. Centigrade to about 700.degree. Centigrade.
- 7. The process of claim 1, wherein the phosphonium cation solution has a pH ranging from about 2 to about 9.
- 8. The process of claim 1 wherein the phosphonium salt solution of Step 2 is comprised of the following compositions:
- ______________________________________ parts by weight______________________________________phosphonium salt 10% to 40%a nitrogen containing compoundcopolymerizable with thephosphonium salt 5% to 15%carbamic acid derivative 1%-10%water remaining portion______________________________________
- 9. The process of claim 1 wherein the total resin add-on ranges from about 15 to about 35% by weight.
- 10. A composition of matter treated according to the process of claim 1.
- 11. A composition of matter treated according to the process of claim 4.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
The present case is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 537,524, now abandoned, filed Dec. 30, 1973 which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 385,782 filed Aug. 6, 1973, now U.S. Pat. No. 3,860,439 issued Jan. 14, 1975 which in turn is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 244,574 filed Apr. 17, 1972, now U.S. Pat. No. 3,864,155, issued Nov. 5, 1974, which are hereby incorporated by reference.
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Continuation in Parts (3)
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