by pinfa-editor | 14 Jan, 2020
Alexander Battig, BAM (German Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing), presented research into development of hyperbranched polymeric FRs, containing phosphorus, nitrogen and sulphur (phosphorus esters, amidates, diamidates, amides). The polymer...
by pinfa-editor | 13 Feb, 2020
Aluminium tri-hydroxide (ATH) powder was tested at 0 – 15% loading in epoxy resin (E51) in 4 mm sheets. Peak heat release rate was reduced by nearly 30% by 15% ATH compared to neat epoxy, total smoke release was reduced by nearly 18% and carbon monoxide production...
by mcwebmaster | 15 Jan, 2015
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...
by pinfa-editor | 13 Feb, 2020
The zirconium-containing MOF metal organic framework UiO66 (University of Oslo Zirconium 1,4-dicarboxybenzene, a MOF known for its exceptional stability) was functionalised with an amine and with phytic acid (PA, which can be bio-sourced and contains 60% phosphorus),...
by pinfa-editor | 13 Feb, 2020
D-Panthenol (vitamin B5) is widely present in plants and animals, including in e.g. milk and soybean, and naturally contains both nitrogen and reactive OH groups. D-Panthenol was here reacted with phosphoric acid, without using solvents, to produce a phosphorus and...
