Aerospace specialist Xeriant has developed a low-toxicity, low-smoke PIN FR for textiles, constructions and polymers. The non-halogen, bulk additive can be used in compounding, applied to textiles or used with cellulosic materials. Applications to date include...
Compounding World’s annual review of flame retardants notes high interest and development of all types of PIN FR systems. New grades of phosphonates and other PIN chemistries, with specific PIN synergists, aim to achieve both UL 94 V-0 for thin wall sections and...
Biobased PIN flame retardant reduces heat and smoke release from epoxy by over one third. Waste peanut shells were pyrolysed at 700°C, to produce biochar, which was then combined with phytic acid (a natural phosphorus rich molecule widely present in plant seeds) and...
Mineral nitrogen FR flame retardants in wood function as indoor air purifier, removing oxygen ions. The natural mineral tourmaline (an acyclic silicate containing metals such as Na, Ca, K, Mg, Fe, Al, Li) and KH550 (a silane: 3-aminopropyl-triethoxysilane) were vacuum...
Chemicals cited include phthalates, bisphenols, PFAS, pesticides, tributyltins, parabens and brominated and organophosphorus flame retardants (OPFRs). The non-halogenated OPFRs cited are TPhP, EHDPHP and TPP, suggesting possible impacts on lipid and glucose metabolism...
