Ground banana peel combined with phytic acid improves fire performance of poly lactic acid. The banana peel powder was reacted with 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane, then with phytic acid (a bio-sourced molecule rich in phosphorus) and ammonia. 15% loading of the...
Roof PV installations show variable fire performance depending on PV unit and roof materials and on installation. The Italian Ministry of the Interior, National Fire and Rescue Service (CNVVF) has published specifications for testing photovoltaic modules mounted on...
Aluminium trihydroxide was produced from anodisation residues and demonstrated as a PIN flame retardant in polyethylene. Anodisation of aluminium items uses an acid bath to generate a corrosion resistant surface. Waste from a Brazil aluminium plant was a humid solid....
A molecule combining bismuth with melamine phosphate shows synergistic fire and smoke reduction in epoxy. Phosphoric acid was reacted with pentaerythritol, then with melamine, then with bismuth oxide (Bi2O3, 10% w/w) and additional melamine. The resulting PPMS-Bi [1],...
Looking for solvent-free, low toxicity, reactive phosphorus PIN flame retardancy for polyamide (PA6). A reaction-extrusion process was tested to generate phosphorus-containing modified polyamide, containing also phosphorus oligomers. This was then melt-spun to textile...
