Fire retardant coatings
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Novel coating: Flame-retardant, smoke suppression and antibacterial properties
Scientists present an eco-friendly coating based on an intumescent flame-retardant system for viscose fabrics with multi-function properties.
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Thermal degradation of polyurethane wood coating
Researchers have presented a case study on the thermal degradation of an acrylate-type polyurethane wood coating.
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Overview: Thin coatings for fire protection
A recently published review focuses on coatings for fire protection and gives an overview of the existing strategies, with an emphasis on layer-by-layer surface treatments and promising new solutions....
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Modified optical acrylate
Scientists have published a paper on the preparation and the properties of optical acrylate modified with sulfur-containing cyclophosphazene polymer.
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Phosphorylated tannin-based fire protection coatings
The aim of of a new study was to evaluate the performance of intumescent coatings based on chemically modified tannin in passive fire protection.
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Fire-retardant and self-healing plywood coatings
Researchers have presented a dual-functional intumescent fire-retardant and self-healing water-based plywood coating.
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Innovative flame retardant and water-repellent wood coatings
Recently, a rapid, cost-effective, and environmentally-friendly approach was developed for the production of high-performance thin films to reduce the flammability of firwood as well as controlling its...
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Nordmann and Evonik expand partnership
Since the beginning of the year, Nordmann has been managing the German and Benelux distribution of Evonik's product line for flame retardant applications.
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A novel phthalazinone-based epoxy resin
A new paper reports on novel epoxy resin with excellent rheological property and intrinsic flame retardancy.
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Flame-retardant coatings for rigid polyurethane foam
Scientists report on novel flame-retardant coatings based on mixtures of polysaccharides and polyborate.
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Fire retardant epoxy-based gelcoats
Scientists describe the development of fire retardant epoxy-based gelcoats for carbon fibre reinforced epoxy resin composites.
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Intumescent fire-retardant acrylic coatings: Effects of additive loading ratio
A new work explores the importance of varying the ratio of conventional flame-retardant additives and the scale of testing on the thermal and flammability/fire performance of acrylic-based coatings.
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Novel flame-retardant PET fabric coating
Scientists have prepared a flame-retardant PET fabric coating and described flammability, anti-dripping properties, and the flame-retardant mechanism.
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Intumescent coatings for steel fire protection
Scientists report on intumescent fire protection coatings using epoxy, alkyd, acrylic, silicone, and silicone–epoxy hybrid resins.