Stanislav Stoliarov & Christopher Lee, University of Maryland Most of the current fire safety solutions were developed in response to and based on fire accidents that occurred in the past, often some time ago. This model of reactive fire safety engineering may...
Presentations noted the strong growth potential of wood-based materials, as a sustainable and ‘desirable’ construction material, but also the specific fire safety challenges to address. Colleen Wade, Branz Ltd, New Zealand, noted that wood structure construction is in...
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...
