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Aluminum triphosphate-containing intumescence flame-retarding coatings

A facile preparation of flame-retarding coatings using aliphatic waterborne polyurethane as the binder has recently been described.

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New Market Study: Flame Retardants

The market research institute Ceresana has published its 5th edition of "Market Study: Flame Retardants". The study on the global market for flame retardants...

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A hot issue: Fire-retardant coatings

Events such as the tragic fire of the Grenfell Tower in London this year have underlined the importance of fire protection. What coatings can provide, where industry ...

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Active fire safety

After the tragic Grenfell Tower disaster, fire protection has been on everyone’s lips. Dr Wolfgang Friedl, from TÜV Nord, explains the correct approach to ...

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Intumescent coatings formulated with vegetable compounds

Intumescent coatings protect steel structures against fire due to the formation of a protective carbonaceous layer. One of the main components of these systems is ...

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Steamcrackers will be gradually restarted at BASF in Ludwigshafen

Following an intensive assessment of the safety status and in close coordination with the Southern Structure and Licensing Directorate (Struktur- und Genehmigungsdirektion...

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Explosion at BASF plant in Germany: two people die, several injured

Two people have died and several were injured in an explosion on Monday, October 17, at a chemical plant at BASF's headquarters in Ludwigshafen/Germany. One person...

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Fireproof coatings produced using magnetic nanoparticles

Researchers from Kashan University, Iran, succeeded in the production of fireproof coatings by synthesising a type of magnetic nanoparticle and using it in a ...

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Effect of cenospheres on the char formation of water-based intumescent coatings

Intumescent coatings are passive fireproofing materials, used to prevent fire induced structural collapse of tall buildings by decreasing the heat transfer...

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Flame retardancy of organoclay and phosphorous on modified epoxy resin

Phosphorous flame retardants (PFRs) are common halogen-free flame retardants. However, the flame retardancy of PFRs has not been fully exploited.

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Synthesis of a novel phosphonate flame retardant and its application in epoxy resins

A novel phosphonate flame retardant additive bis(2,6-dimethyphenyl) phenylphosphonate (BDMPP) was synthesised from phenylphosphonic dichloride and 2,6-dimethyl...

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Intumescent formulations – tradition versus novelty

The objective of current research on intumescent formulations is on consolidated approaches for conferring flame retardancy properties to polymers and polymer...