Flame resistant textile materials providing protection from near infrared radiation

1. A treated textile material comprising:

(a) a textile substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, the textile substrate comprising a plurality of fibers, at least a portion of the fibers being cellulosic fibers,

(b) a first finish applied to at least the first surface of the textile substrate, the first finish comprising a phosphorous-containing compound, the phosphorous-containing compound comprising a plurality of pentavalent phosphine oxide groups having amide linking groups covalently bonded thereto, at least a portion of the pentavalent phosphine oxide groups having three amide linking groups covalently bonded thereto; and

(c) a second finish applied to the second surface of the textile substrate, the second finish comprising an infrared-absorbing material and a binder;

wherein the first surface of the textile substrate exhibits an average reflectance of about 40% or greater in the wavelengths from 800 nm to 1,200 nm, and the second surface of the textile substrate exhibits a reflectance of about 30% or less at 800 nm and about 50% or less at 1,200 nm.

2. The treated textile material of claim 1 , wherein the textile substrate further comprises synthetic fibers, and the cellulosic fibers comprise about 50% or more, by weight, of the fibers present in the textile substrate.

3. The treated textile material of claim 2 , wherein the synthetic fibers are thermoplastic fibers selected from the group consisting of polyesters, polyamides, polyphenylsulfide, and mixtures thereof.

4. The treated textile material of claim 1 , wherein the textile substrate is constructed from a plurality of yarns, and at least a portion of the yarns comprise a blend of cellulosic fibers and synthetic fibers.

5. The treated textile material of claim 1 , wherein the textile substrate is a woven fabric comprising a plurality of warp yarns disposed in a first direction and a plurality of fill yarns disposed in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction, and the warp and fill yarns are disposed in a sateen weave.

6. The treated textile material of claim 5 , wherein the warp yarns and fill yarns comprise a blend of cellulosic fibers and polyamide fibers.

7. The treated textile material of claim 6 , wherein the polyamide fibers comprise nylon 6,6 fibers.

8. The treated textile material of claim 1 , wherein the treated textile material exhibits a weight of less than about 10 ounces per square yard.

9. The treated textile material of claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the phosphorous-containing compound is polymerized within at least a portion of the cellulosic fibers.

10. The treated textile material of claim 1 , wherein the infrared-absorbing material is selected from the group consisting of carbon black, graphite, anthraquinone black, aniline black, vat black 8, vat black 16, vat black 20, vat black 25, vat blue 8, vat blue 19, vat blue 43, vat green 1, phthalocyanines, perylene diimides, terrylene diimides, quaterrylene diimides, and mixtures thereof.

11. A treated textile material comprising:

(a) a textile substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, the textile substrate comprising a plurality of fibers, at least a portion of the fibers being cellulosic fibers,

(b) a first finish applied to at least the first surface of the textile substrate, the first finish comprising a phosphorous-containing compound polymerized within at least a portion of the cellulosic fibers, and the phosphorous-containing compound being a product produced by heat-curing and oxidizing a reaction mixture comprising:

(i) a first chemical selected from the group consisting of tetrahydroxymethyl phosphonium salts, condensates of tetrahydroxymethyl phosphonium salts, and mixtures thereof; and

(ii) a cross-linking agent selected from the group consisting of urea, guanidines, guanyl urea, glycoluril, ammonia, ammonia-formaldehyde adducts, ammonia-acetaldehyde adducts, ammonia-butyraldehyde adducts, ammonia-chloral adducts, glucosamine, polyamines, glycidyl ethers, isocyanates, blocked isocyanates, and mixtures thereof; and

(c) a second finish applied to the second surface of the textile substrate, the second finish comprising an infrared-absorbing material and a binder;

wherein the first surface of the textile substrate exhibits an average reflectance of about 40% or greater in the wavelengths from 800 nm to 1,200 nm, and the second surface of the textile substrate exhibits a reflectance of about 30% or less at 800 nm and about 50% or less at 1,200 nm.

12. The treated textile material of claim 11 , wherein the textile substrate further comprises synthetic fibers, and the cellulosic fibers comprise about 50% or more, by weight, of the fibers present in the textile substrate.

13. The treated textile material of claim 12 , wherein the synthetic fibers are thermoplastic fibers selected from the group consisting of polyesters, polyamides, polyphenylsulfide, and mixtures thereof.

14. The treated textile material of claim 11 , wherein the textile substrate is constructed from a plurality of yarns, and at least a portion of the yarns comprise a blend of cellulosic fibers and synthetic fibers.

15. The treated textile material of claim 11 , wherein the textile substrate is a woven fabric comprising a plurality of warp yarns disposed in a first direction and a plurality of fill yarns disposed in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction, and the warp and fill yarns are disposed in a sateen weave.

16. The treated textile material of claim 15 , wherein the warp yarns and fill yarns comprise a blend of cellulosic fibers and polyamide fibers.

17. The treated textile material of claim 16 , wherein the polyamide fibers comprise nylon 6,6 fibers.

18. The treated textile material of claim 11 , wherein the treated textile material exhibits a weight of less than about 10 ounces per square yard.

19. The treated textile material of claim 11 , wherein at least a portion of the phosphorous-containing compound is polymerized within at least a portion of the cellulosic fibers.

20. The treated textile material of claim 11 , wherein the infrared-absorbing material is selected from the group consisting of carbon black, graphite, anthraquinone black, aniline black, vat black 8, vat black 16, vat black 20, vat black 25, vat blue 8, vat blue 19, vat blue 43, vat green 1, phthalocyanines, perylene diimides, terrylene diimides, quaterrylene diimides, and mixtures thereof.