by pinfa-editor | 15 Sep, 2020
Outside a terminal, the bus rapidly engulfed in flames and the, airport had to be evacuated, again showing the inadequacy of bus fire safety standards. The driver had stopped the city – airport shuttle bus, which did not have passengers on board, after smelling smoke....
by pinfa-editor | 15 Sep, 2020
BDMMP, a liquid, phosphorus-based PIN flame retardant shows fire performance, heat ageing and migration resistance. The PIN FR dimethyl methylphosphonate (DMMP) is widely used today in flexible polyurethane foams (PUR), but its low molecular weight can result in...
by pinfa-editor | 17 Nov, 2022
Oyster shell powder reacted with ammonium polyphosphate reduced heat and smoke release of epoxy resin 70 – 80 %. Oyster shell powder (300 mesh) was ball milled with NaClO (0.3% w/w to oyster shell) for several hours, then added to APP (ammonium polyphosphate 2500...
by pinfa-editor | 7 Sep, 2023
Poster and Travel Awards were offered for the first time at FRPM, by the Ingeborg Foundation Germany, for posters from young researchers (51 candidate posters). Summaries below. For doctoral students: Poster 1st Prize (500 CHF): Jiuke Chen, Empa – Mechanical...
by pinfa-editor | 8 Mar, 2023
Fire Department of New York (FDNY) conference shows need to address major new fire risks of e-bikes and e-scooters. The two-day symposium brought together firefighters, stakeholders and researchers and was sponsored by FNDY, UL’s Fire Safety Research Institute and US...
