by pinfa-editor | 21 Sep, 2021
ICC clarifies US fire and safety requirements for inflatable amusement devices for the entertainment industry. The modified International Code Council International Fire Code (ICC IFC) requirement, applicable in the USA, clarifies that NFPA 701 Test Method 2 is...
by pinfa-editor | 20 Apr, 2021
Research review shows that synergies between PIN FRs in polypropylene can combine fire safety and material performance. Seidi, Vahabi et al. assessed data on fire performance of flame retardant propylene formulations from some 150 publications, considering PIN FRs...
by pinfa-editor | 7 Sep, 2023
Claudia Vogt and Edwin Kroke (Technical University Bergakademie Freiberg, TUBAF), with Tobias Wagener and Alexander König (BASF), Carl-Christoph Höhne and Jennifer Limburger (Fraunhofer ICT). Non-halogenated flame retardant solutions are needed for polyurethane and...
by pinfa-editor | 17 Nov, 2022
Water-soluble cyclophosphazenes provide effective, wash-resistant fire resistance to 50:50 “nyco” blend fabric. The novel phosphorus-nitrogen PIN compound, hexa (allylamine) cyclotriphosphazene (CPZ), see Mayer-Gall et al. in pinfa Newsletter n°106, was reacted with...
by pinfa-editor | 20 Jun, 2022
46 phosphorus FRs (11 alkyl, 24 aryl, 11 chlorinated) were experimentally screened for placentation – disrupting effects, by inhibition of proliferation of human trophoblast cells. Three aryl phosphates, of the 46 tested OPFRs, showed disruption potential in the...
