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Advanced Flame Retardant Polymeric Materials 2.0

A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Macromolecules".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 June 2024) | Viewed by 1593

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Dear Colleagues,

The aim of this Special Issue, to be published in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences, is to highlight the most recent advances in and fundamentals of the preparation, performance, and applications of flame-retardant materials in view of the urgent requirement to promote the fire safety of polymeric materials.

Polymeric materials are widely used in modern society due to their low cost, light weight, ease of production, and good processability. However, they are often associated with fire hazards, posing a great impact on their use in some industries, such as transport, electronic devices, building materials, etc. Consequently, many kinds of flame retardants have been developed into polymeric materials. Nevertheless, few flame retardants are considered suitable for most polymeric materials. To meet the requirements of flame retardancy for flame retardants applied in various polymers, the development of alternative flame retardants and flame-retardant materials has attracted widespread attention.

This special issue is is supervised by Prof. Dr. Haibo Zhao and assisted by Dr. Chen Mingjun (Xihua University). We invite the research community to contribute to this Special Issue by submitting comprehensive reviews or original research articles. The topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • New fire retardants and synergists;
  • Intrinsic flame-retardant polymers;
  • Bio-based or biomass flame retardants;
  • Flame-retardant coating;
  • Multifunctional flame retardants;
  • Fundamentals of polymer combustion and flame-retardant mechanisms;
  • Smoke, toxicity, and environmental impact.

Prof. Dr. Haibo Zhao
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • flame retardants
  • flame retardancy
  • fire resistance
  • fire safety
  • bio-based flame retardants
  • flame-retardant coatings
  • hybrid materials
  • polymer composites
  • multi-functionality
  • fire behaviors
  • smoke suppression
  • toxicity reduction
  • flame-retardant mechanisms

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A Comprehensive Review of Reactive Flame Retardants for Polyurethane Materials: Current Development and Future Opportunities in an Environmentally Friendly Direction
by Paulina Parcheta-Szwindowska, Julia Habaj, Izabela Krzemińska and Janusz Datta
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2024, 25(10), 5512; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25105512 - 18 May 2024
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Polyurethanes are among the most significant types of polymers in development; these materials are used to produce construction products intended for work in various conditions. Nowadays, it is important to develop methods for fire load reduction by using new kinds of additives or [...] Read more.
Polyurethanes are among the most significant types of polymers in development; these materials are used to produce construction products intended for work in various conditions. Nowadays, it is important to develop methods for fire load reduction by using new kinds of additives or monomers containing elements responsible for materials’ fire resistance. Currently, additive antipyrines or reactive flame retardants can be used during polyurethane material processing. The use of additives usually leads to the migration or volatilization of the additive to the surface of the material, which causes the loss of the resistance and aesthetic values of the product. Reactive flame retardants form compounds containing special functional groups that can be chemically bonded with monomers during polymerization, which can prevent volatilization or migration to the surface of the material. In this study, reactive flame retardants are compared. Their impacts on polyurethane flame retardancy, combustion mechanism, and environment are described. Full article
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