Magnesium hydroxide: an environmentally friendly flame retardant that improves the durability of textiles

In the textile industry, the durability and safety of textiles are the focus of common concern for consumers and manufacturers. Magnesium hydroxide, as a multifunctional inorganic compound, is gaining attention for its excellent flame retardant properties and environmental characteristics.

1. Flame retardant properties of magnesium hydroxide

Magnesium hydroxide (Mg(OH)2) can absorb a large amount of heat and release water vapor when it is thermally decomposed. The resulting magnesium oxide layer has excellent heat insulation and oxygen isolation effects, effectively slowing down the burning rate of textiles and reducing the risk of fire. This feature makes magnesium hydroxide an ideal additive for improving the durability and safety of textiles.

2. Enhance water retention and coloring rate

Magnesium hydroxide can also enhance the water retention rate of fabrics, so that textiles remain moist during use, which helps to improve the durability and comfort of textiles. At the same time, as a dyeing aid, magnesium hydroxide can help dyes better adhere to fibers, improve dyeing effects, and make the colors of textiles more vivid and lasting.

3. Alkaline regulator and physical property improvement

During the dyeing process, magnesium hydroxide acts as a pH regulator to ensure that the dye is evenly adsorbed on the fiber, improve color fastness, and thus enhance the durability of textiles. In addition, high-purity magnesium hydroxide is added to plastics as a filler, which can significantly improve the hardness, wear resistance and impact resistance of plastics while maintaining the processing performance and plasticity of plastics.

4. Reduce production costs and environmental protection characteristics

As a relatively cheap additive, magnesium hydroxide can improve the performance of textiles without significantly increasing costs, and improve the market competitiveness and added value of products. At the same time, the environmental protection characteristics of magnesium hydroxide make it conform to the current environmental protection trend while improving the durability of textiles.

Magnesium hydroxide plays an important role in improving the durability of textiles with its excellent flame retardant properties, improved water retention, enhanced coloring rate, improved physical properties and environmental protection characteristics. With consumers' increasing attention to safety and environmental protection, magnesium hydroxide has broad application prospects and is expected to become an important material in the textile industry.