by pinfa-editor | 11 Jun, 2020
Mineral PIN FRs prove effective to improve fire safety of insulation boards made from non-reusable plant fibre wastes. Sodium carbonate decahydroxide [Na2CO3.10H2O] and alumina trihydroxide [Al2O.3H2O] were tested as PIN FRs, at 0 – 30% loading, in thermal insulation...
by pinfa-editor | 27 Jun, 2023
Ammonium poly phosphate PIN FR effective for durable fire safety for Varanasi brocade woven from waste pineapple fibres. Indian handloom Varanasi textiles are >80% exported so must meet fire safety standards. Secondary pineapple cellulose fibres can replace cotton,...
by pinfa-editor | 8 Jul, 2022
Sabyasachi Gaan, EMPA Switzerland, presented testing of PIN FRs in reactive extrusion of polyamide. An oligomeric phosphorus PIN flame retardant was embedded in polyamide, by reaction of a phosphorylated vinyl monomer (DVPPO) with the cyclic amine (piperazine) in...
by pinfa-editor | 7 Mar, 2022
Survey by equipment & servicing company JLA says UK companies do not ensure fire safety for sites, staff and visitors. 38% of 250 UK businesses surveyed do not have adequate fire risk assessments, 40% have not provided all staff with training on avoidance of false...
by pinfa-editor | 9 Feb, 2022
Serge Bourbigot, Centrale Lille / UMET France, indicated an increase in the number of publications addressing intumescents for fire safety of around 4x from 2000 to 2020*. He summarised tests using different amounts of expandable graphite (EG) and conventional...
