Recent Advances in Production of Flame Retardant Polyamide 6 Filament Yarns

Polyamide 6 is one of the key engineering polymers with excellent mechanical properties and resistance which enable its global production and wide use in the industrial and domestic plastic manufacturing. Polyamide 6 also represents an important raw material for the production of technical filament yarns. However, an important drawback associated with the flammability of PA6 fibres has not been resolved yet. This paper reviews the most common halogen-free flame retardant additives for polyamide 6, their mode of action as well as different strategies for the incorporation of flame retardant additives in the production process of flame ratardant polyamide 6 fibres. The most recent research and patents on this topic are critically discussed.