Essays about: "pfos-free"

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  1. 1. Alternatives to Conventional Fluorocarbon based Soil Resistant Treatment for Automotive Interior Textiles : An Evaluative Study

    University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Institutionen Textilhögskolan

    Author : Behnaz Baghaei; Faisal Mehmood; [2011]
    Keywords : soil resistant; cleanability; pfos-free; pfoa-free; fluorochemicals fc ; water-oil-soil repellency;

    Abstract : During the last two decades, the applications of fluorocarbon based chemicals to provide soil resistant or soil release properties for automotive interior and upholstery have increased tremendously. But, recent studies showed that the soil resistant treatment based on fluorochemicals has detrimental effects on the environment as well as on humans due to the presence of perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) content. READ MORE