by pinfa-editor | 21 Jul, 2019
The Governor of the US State of Minnesota has signed into law a bill banning the sale or distribution of children’s products, upholstered furniture, mattresses or residential textiles (such as window coverings) containing non-polymeric, non-reactive organohalogen...
by pinfa-editor | 21 Jul, 2019
The European Commission has published in the Official Journal a “Recommendation … on building renovation” pointing to the importance of fire safety. The Recommendation addresses implementation of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD, 2018/844 amending...
by pinfa-editor | 14 Jan, 2020
Fouad Laoutid, Materia Nova Research Centre Belgium, presented research into fire safety functionalisation of polylactide (PLA, a bio-based polymer) by inserting phosphorus compounds, such as DOPO-diamine, as initiator for lactide ring opening polymerization. A...
by pinfa-editor | 17 Feb, 2020
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by pinfa-editor | 10 Jan, 2022
Magnesium and aluminium minerals from coal power plant flue gas scrubbing can be recycled as PIN flame retardants. The 1 400 MW coal power plant, Nantong, Jiangsu, China, operates lime/gypsum flue gas desulphurisation (FGD), with an objective of zero liquid discharge....
