PIN flame retardants were tested to enable fire safety of polypropylene – recycled newspaper fibre composites. Waste fibres can replace glass fibre to provide strength in plastic composites, enabling waste valorisation and also reducing tool wear and processing...
Magnesium hydroxide – phytic acid compound improved fire performance and reduced smoke loss in polyethylene. The natural inorganic compound, magnesium hydroxide, was reacted in water with phytic acid, a biological compound rich in phosphorus found widely in plants....
Ammonium poly phosphate PIN FR effective for durable fire safety for Varanasi brocade woven from waste pineapple fibres. Indian handloom Varanasi textiles are >80% exported so must meet fire safety standards. Secondary pineapple cellulose fibres can replace cotton,...
Soybean protein dosed with phosphite gave a phosphorus-nitrogen PIN FR effective in bio-sourced PLA polymer. PLA (poly lactic acid) is a widely available bio-sourced polymer but is highly flammable. Soybean protein, naturally rich in nitrogen, was here reacted in...
Members discussed with ECHA the ‘Flame Retardants Strategy’ and other chemicals, safety and fire safety developments. Some thirty representatives of fifteen pinfa member companies met at the pinfa General Assembly in Valencia on 20th April (after the Aimplas Flame...
