The Flame Retarded Textiles Network, UK (FRETWORK) has launched a Primary Authority partnership with Nottingham County Council Trading Standards to enable participating companies to benefit from formally assured advice. FRETWORK members have developed a Code of Good...
Poly- and cyclo- phosphazenes are recognised effective PIN flame retardants, but to date are not available as water soluble and permanent systems for textiles. Here a new cyclophosphazene was synthesised in a one-step process: hexa (allylamine) cyclotriphosphazene...
Four comparable phosphorus-containing compounds were synthesised, each with one central P atom and three hexenyl groups: an amide (P bonded to 3xN), a diamidate (P bonded to 2xN, 1xO), an amidate (P bonded to 1xN, 2xO) and a phosphate (P bonded to 3xO). These were...
Pasi Virtanenen, Teknos In the wood and timber sectors, Teknos’ industrial customers today are looking for ‘green’ coating and treatment solutions: water based, VOC emissions free, non-halogenated and if possible bio-based. In the construction sector, demand for fire...
Rolf Albach, Covestro Covestro sees fire safety as an increasing challenge in all applications of plastic foams, in particular in buildings, where such foams offer the best insulation performance, cost effectiveness and adaptability of materials available. At this...
