Fires presumed to have started in e-scooter batteries lead to deaths and multiple damage in France. Experts in France (ONSE) indicate that 20 – 35% of home fires have as principle cause electrical faults. Fires causes by e-bikes, e-scooters and other e-mobility...
A passenger’s electronics battery ignited in the back pocket of an aircraft seat in the air. The fire did not spread. The crew of the Newark-bound United airlines flight contained the fire by putting the battery into a containment bag. The plane then returned safely...
Mineral additives reduce smoke and fire toxicity with a PIN FR, and improve and modify flame retardant effects. Four mineral PIN smoke suppressants (zinc stannate, zinc phosphate, titanium oxide and hydrotalcite) were tested at 1 % loading (and 5% for zinc stannate)...
Phytic acid (a natural organophosphate) with ammonia gave a washable phosphorus nitrogen fire safety treatment for wool. Phytic acid (PA) is a phosphorus-rich organic molecule found widely in plant seeds, where it is a natural phosphorus nutrient store. PA was reacted...
Furfuralcahol (from furan extracted from biomass) reacted with polyphosphazene is tested as plasticising PIN FR in epoxy. Furfuralcohol has a heat-resistant oxygen heterocycle structure and a reactive hydroxyl group. In this study, it was reacted via the commercially...
