Additives for the automotive industry and technical textile auxiliaries: driving innovation and performance enhancement

Performance Challenges of Automotive Interior Materials
As the interface that drivers and passengers come into direct contact with, the selection and design of materials for car interiors are directly related to the comfort and safety of passengers. Interior components such as seat fabrics, roof cloths, carpets, etc. must not only meet the needs of beauty and fashion, but also have good wear resistance, stain resistance, flame retardancy and sound insulation properties. Wear resistance ensures durability under long-term use and reduces damage caused by friction; anti-fouling helps keep the interior clean and reduces maintenance costs; flame retardancy is an important line of defense to ensure passenger safety and can prevent accidents. The sound insulation performance is the key factor to improve the driving environment comfort and reduce external noise interference.

Additives: The key to improved performance
To meet the above challenges, the automotive industry has widely adopted a series of technical textile auxiliarie auxiliaries, which are chemically or physically incorporated into textile fibers to significantly improve their performance indicators.

Flame retardants: The application of flame retardants is particularly critical in automotive interior materials. They can decompose at high temperatures to produce flame-retardant gases, forming a protective layer to prevent the spread of flames while reducing the burning speed, buying precious escape time for passengers. With the increasing awareness of environmental protection, halogen-free, low-smoke and non-toxic flame retardants are becoming the new favorites in the market.
Anti-UV agent: Car interiors are exposed to direct sunlight for a long time. Ultraviolet rays will not only accelerate the aging of materials, but may also cause damage to human skin. Anti-UV agents can effectively absorb or reflect ultraviolet rays, protect interior materials from damage, extend their service life, and improve the health index of the vehicle's interior environment.
Antimicrobial agents: Considering the relatively closed space inside a car, the use of antimicrobial agents helps inhibit the growth of bacteria and mold, keeping the air inside the car fresh, which is particularly important for preventing respiratory diseases. The new generation of antimicrobial agents not only have a broad-spectrum bactericidal effect, but also maintain long-lasting antimicrobial properties without affecting the comfort and breathability of the material.
Other functional additives: such as antistatic agents can reduce static electricity accumulation and improve passenger comfort; waterproof and oil-proof agents can effectively prevent liquid penetration and keep the interior clean; and sound insulation additives can increase the density of the material or introduce The special structure effectively improves the sound insulation effect and creates a quieter driving environment.
Environmental protection and sustainable development
It is worth noting that with the global emphasis on environmental protection and sustainable development, the automotive industry is also paying more and more attention to its environmental performance when selecting technical textile auxiliarie auxiliaries. This requires that additives not only efficiently improve material performance, but also meet environmental protection standards such as low toxicity, low emissions, and recyclability. Therefore, bio-based and degradable auxiliary materials are becoming a research and development hotspot, aiming to achieve a win-win situation in terms of performance and environmental protection.