by Hannane Haddouch | Mar 20, 2025
Guangzhou SIO launches non-halogenated flame retardant protective coating for wood, transparent and durable. The silicone-based coating is delivered as a water-based, paint-on viscous liquid, not containing halogenated flame retardants nor solvents. It can cross-link...
by Hannane Haddouch | Mar 20, 2025
Lab study tests encapsulating water into polystyrene foam show UL-94 V-0 (4 mm) with 30% water content. Gel emulsions were prepared by high-speed mixing of water with styrene, hydrophobic silicon dioxide and cross linkers/initiators (EGDMA, TMPTMA, AIBN). This...
by Hannane Haddouch | Mar 20, 2025
Thermal ageing of PIN FR polyethylene for railway applications shows required fire performance lost after 59 days @ 120°C.The tested fibre-filled bio-based (>94% of carbon content) high density polyethylene (HDPE copolymer-1- butene) used a PIN FR package...
by Hannane Haddouch | Mar 20, 2025
Combining P and N PIN FRs for fire and mechanical performance in foamed recycled polyethylene – terephthalate (rPET). Ammonium polyphosphate (APP), aluminium diethylphosphinate and melamine polyphosphate (MPP) were tested. 20% OP achieved UL-94 V-0 (4 mm) and...
by Hannane Haddouch | Feb 18, 2025
New fibre board process delivers flame retardant wood construction material from low-grade sawmill residuals. NIBIO (Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research) has developed and small-scale tested low-energy processing methods to make low-density fibreboards, from...
