AIMPLAS
Belén Redondo, AIMPLAS, presented the example of bio-based FRs derived from poultry production by-products (feathers, of which 3 million tonnes are generated annually in Europe). In the KaRMA project www.karma2020.eu (Horizon 2020), functionalised keratins are being tested for FR coating of textiles and construction sector materials (e.g. wood and concrete); and the feathers themselves to bring both structure and fire resistance in composites with bio-derived polymers (humins from carbohydrates).