Challenges for sustainable phosphorus chemistry

Challenges for sustainable phosphorus chemistry

Chris Slootweg, University of Amsterdam The phosphorus cycle today exceeds planetary boundaries and leads to widespread water quality deterioration (eutrophication). Nearly all phosphorus use is in agri-food (fertilisers, animal feed, human food) and fire safety...
Fire and smoke from cross-laminated timber

Fire and smoke from cross-laminated timber

Gaëlle Fontaine, Centrale Lille France Tests assessed smoke and fire behaviour of cross-laminated timber under different oxygen concentrations. Cross-laminated timber is a sustainable building material made from dried wood sections bonded by adhesive. Tests used ISO...
PIN FRs and electric vehicle battery pack fire safety

PIN FRs and electric vehicle battery pack fire safety

Lei Chen, SABIC A key challenge to Electric Vehicle (EV) battery pack design is the battery pack structure which includes battery cooling and cell separation to prevent propagation of the whole battery pack in case of failure of one cell. PIN FR performance...
Polyphosphonates for performance fire safety

Polyphosphonates for performance fire safety

Richard Clay and Stephen Blair, Polymer Compounders Limited (PCL) Based in the UK, PCL supply several thousand tonnes per year of performance thermoplastic polymer compounds to a broad range of customers in automotive, healthcare, industrial, white goods and...
Innovative liquid PIN FRs for foams

Innovative liquid PIN FRs for foams

Claudia Vogt and Edwin Kroke (Technical University Bergakademie Freiberg, TUBAF), with Tobias Wagener and Alexander König (BASF), Carl-Christoph Höhne and Jennifer Limburger (Fraunhofer ICT). Non-halogenated flame retardant solutions are needed for polyurethane and...