by pinfa-editor | 7 Mar, 2022
Ionic liquids as PIN FRs for a range of polymers, offering fire resistance and low impact on performance and processing. The ionic liquids, based on salts in which one ion has delocalised charge and one component is organic and biodegradable, contain phosphorus,...
by pinfa-editor | 15 May, 2023
EU public consultation now extended to 30th June: phosphorus not in proposed SRM list despite being critical for fire safety. The proposed EU Critical Raw Materials Regulation retains “Phosphorus” and “Phosphate Rock” on the list of Critical Raw Materials, but not on...
by pinfa-editor | 12 Sep, 2022
Infant exposure to organo-phosphorus FRs (OPFRs). A study of 259 children aged 3.5 years and 388 mothers in France (ELFE cohort) found nine OPFRs (out of 15 analysed) in at least one fifth of hair samples. DEEP, TEHP, TiPP, TMP, TOCP and TXP were not significantly...
by pinfa-editor | 15 Sep, 2020
Legislation to extend ban on combustible cladding materials for buildings is moving towards adoption in the UK. The proposal expected to be scheduled in Parliament this autumn includes reducing the height of buildings concerned from 18 m to 11 m, extending building...
by pinfa-editor | 15 Oct, 2019
Xin Wang, University of Science and Technology of China, presented proposed PIN FRs derived from bio-based cardanol, tested in epoxies, including by reaction with organic phosphorus chemicals such as phosphaphenanthrene or benzoxazine, with zirconium phosphate, in...
