Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Lille
Sophie Duquesne, Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Lille, France: use of bio-sourced PIN FRs such as polyols (starch, lignin) or protein (keratin) with inorganic ammonium polyphosphate to flame retard the bio-polymer PLA (poly lactic acid) and PLA/flax composites. Also other bio-sourced PIN FRs: fumaric acid or sodium salts of phytic acid.
Eco-design of PLA-Flax composites to optimize the compromise between mechanical and FR properties.