What is ISO 17881-2 – Determination of phosphorus flame retardants about?
ISO 17881-2 is an international safety standard that focuses on phosphorus flame retardants in the textile industry. ISO 17881-2 specifies a test method for determining some phosphorous flame retardants in textiles by high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS/MS).
Who is ISO 17881-2 - Determination of phosphorus flame retardants for?
ISO 17881-2 on phosphorus flame retardants is useful for:
- Textile manufacturers and suppliers
- Chemical laboratories
- Textile testing facilities
Why should you use ISO 17881-2 - Determination of phosphorus flame retardants?
Flame retardants are typically added to consumer products to meet flammability standards for furniture, textiles, electronics, and building products like insulation. Fire-resistant fabrics could be of two types: natural flame-resistant fibres or treated with a flame-resistant chemical. Most fabrics are highly flammable and present a fire hazard unless they are treated with flame retardants.
ISO 17881-2 aims at updating the progress on the phosphorus-based flame retardants specifically designed and developed for fibres and fabrics (particularly referring to cotton, polyester and their blends) over the last five years. ISO 17881-2 also summarizes the current methods that allow assessing the reaction of a textile toward the exposure to a flame or a heat flux. All the developed methods take into account that, for textiles, the high fibre surface to mass ratio favours their easy ignition; in fact, these materials burn faster than other bulk polymers.