by pinfa-editor | 13 Feb, 2020
DOPO was reacted (in solvents) with piperazine (an organic compound containing nitrogen) and then with a chloro-silane compound, to produce a DOPO-N-Si molecule (not containing the chlorine):...
by pinfa-editor | 13 Feb, 2020
Several leading materials fire scientists have proposed a dimensionless “Flame Retardance Index” for flame retarded (compounds), based on cone calorimetry data: pHRR (peak heat release rate), THR (total heat release) and TTI (time to ignition). Each of these...
by pinfa-editor | 4 Nov, 2019
Brian Lattimer, Jensen Hughes (now with Virginia Tech), USA, summarised challenges for fire safety requirements in railways in the USA. The USA, in NFPA130 and 49CFR238.103, currently specifies the radiant panel test and accepts higher heat emissions, whereas the EU...
by pinfa-editor | 21 Jan, 2020
Aluminium diethylphosphinate was tested at 0 – 11 % loading in rigid polyurethane foam (PUR), produced by one-step mixing, water blowing. Fire performance and combustion behaviour were analysed. Dosing of AlPi was noted to deteriorate the foam cell structure. AlPi...
by pinfa-editor | 30 Oct, 2019
Polyurethane insulation foam (PUF) was surface treated with silica (SiO2), by acid and alkali hydrolysis, then lyophilised to generate a silica aerogel at 13 – 33% w/w loading on the foam. The nano-porous structure of the aerogel resulted in improved thermal...
