Laia Haurie, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, presented tests of resin-impregnation of wood, with the objective of developing flame retarded wood-plastic composites. Two phosphorous flame retardants were added to an unsaturated polyester resin and compared with a...
Prof. Camino, Politecnico di Torino, emphasised that PIN FRs mostly act in the condensed phase (solid phase by charring, rather than gas phase) or by emitting water vapour (cooling) or inert gases (fire gas dilution), and so tend to reduce smoke emission, smoke...
NIOSH (US National Institute for Occupational Health and Safety) is calling for information on health effects of occupational exposure to flame retardants in polyurethane foam. Companies using FR foams, in particular spray application for building insulation, are...
The US Environmental Protection Agency has published an update of the Printed Circuit Boards Partnership report (DfE: Design for the Environment) on alternatives to the brominated flame retardant TBBPA used in printed circuit boards. Public comment is open until 15th...
Research shows that two renewable PIN flame retardants can be combined: Phosphorus based phytic acid (widely present in plant seeds) and Nitrogen containing chitosan (derived from natural chitin, present in the structures of fungi, crustaceans …). The two...
