Intumescent foams - A novel flame retardant system for flexible polyurethane foams

Anna Andersson; Anders Magnusson; Suzanne Troedsson; Stefan Lundmark; Frans Maurer

doi:10.1002/app.28282

Intumescent foams - A novel flame retardant system for flexible polyurethane foams

Anna Andersson, Anders Magnusson, Suzanne Troedsson, Stefan Lundmark, Frans Maurer

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A combination of intumescent components was evaluated as a novel flame retardant system in a flexible polyurethane foam, and the incorporation of these components gave rise to a significant enhancement of the flame retardant properties of the foam. The heat release rate was lowered at an early stage as well as throughout the fire, the total heat production was decreased and the time to ignition was prolonged. Mechanical measurements of the foam revealed enhanced properties in terms of stiffness accompanied by a large decrease in elongation at break as compared with a reference foam. (c) 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2269-2274
Journal	Journal of Applied Polymer Science
Volume	109
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/app.28282
Publication status	Published - 2008

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The record was previously connected to the following departments: Polymer and Materials Chemistry (LTH) (011001041)

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polyurethanes
intumescence
flame retardance
foams

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