| abstract |
Cotton fibers are reclaimed from old mattresses, particularly from areas of the mattresses which have large amounts of cotton fibers and low amounts of other fibers or binders, and the reclaimed fibers are cleaned and treated with flame retardant chemicals. The reclaimed, flame retardant treated fibers may then be used in new mattresses, furniture and other applications. The reclaimed fibers may be formed into a nonwoven prior to treatment of fire retardant chemicals, and, after the treatment, the nonwoven can function as a fire barrier in mattresses, furniture and in other applications. |