The USDA has bred a line of plants which produce inherently fire-resistant white cotton fibres. The breeding is selection, without genetic modification or gene manipulation. 257 interbred lines from 11 initial parent lines already were used (Multi-generational...
CAI Performance Additives launches new PIN flame retardant for polycarbonate film, transparent, weather & water resistant. The new halogen-free flame retardant additive achieves UL 94 V-0 down to 0.25 mm in PC film, with < 1% w/w loading. The product also...
Surface functionalised silica nanoparticles will be tested as PIN FRs for transparent thermoplastics, such as PMMA poly(methyl methacrylate) and PC polycarbonate. The project aims to develop a PIN FR with safe environment and health profile, compatible with high...
Industrial-grade coal fly ash hollow microspheres from a power station showed to improve fire performance of epoxy resin. Coal fly ash is mainly aluminium silicates, mostly as hollow microspheres c. 15 µm. Loadings of 2 – 10% w/w of flay ash with different densities...
A new N P Si compound was synthesised and showed fire performance and semi-durability on cotton. The new compound, DOPO-AmdPTES, was compared to and showed better performance than similar DOPO-oxysilane (DOPO-ETES, see Vasiljević et al. 2015). Both compounds were...
