PIN FRs and Recycling

PIN FRs and Recycling

Several presentations and posters at FRPM addressed recycling: Jiuke Chen, Empa, presented tests recycling of PET fibres (two re-extrusion cycles, without ageing) containing phosphorus PIN FRs (DOPO derivate, phosphinate) – see Poster Awards above. Valeria Berner,...
Pinfa young researcher presentation awards

Pinfa young researcher presentation awards

These pinfa Awards are the first time such prizes have been offered for presentations at FRPM. A total of 14 candidate oral presentations by young researchers were graded for scientific content, presentation quality and oral delivery by experts from fire research and...
Comparing coated and impregnated FRs in plywood

Comparing coated and impregnated FRs in plywood

Iben Hansen-Bruhn, Aarhus University, Denmark, and University of Central Lancashire, UK Two different ammonium phosphate based PIN flame retardants were applied to 12 mm pine plywood: vacuum impregnation of aqueous mono ammonium phosphate solution and intumescent...
Posters Awards

Posters Awards

Poster and Travel Awards were offered for the first time at FRPM, by the Ingeborg Foundation Germany, for posters from young researchers (51 candidate posters). Summaries below. For doctoral students: Poster 1st Prize (500 CHF): Jiuke Chen, Empa – Mechanical...
Recycling PIN FR PET fibres

Recycling PIN FR PET fibres

Jiuke Chen, Empa Extruded PET (polyethylene terephthalate) fibres neat or with two different phosphorus PIN FRs (DOPO derivate DOPO-PEPA, phosphonate compound) were tested for mechanical recycling, with twin-screw extrusion – quench – spin-melt – reprocessing cycles...