Flame retardants mitigate the threat of fire from inherently flammable materials responsible
for sustaining a high standard of living. Although bulk flame retardants have proven effective …

Biomass‐derived carbon materials (BCMs) are encountering the most flourishing moment
because of their versatile properties and wide potential applications. Numerous BCMs …

Alginates, a kind of naturally occurring polysaccharides, have been exploited for functional
materials owing to their versatility, sustainability, nontoxicity, and relatively low cost. Inherent …

Considering that the electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding textiles are deeply
affected by the accidental fires, we have designed an eco-friendly flame retardant and EMI …

Metal-organic flame retardants (MOFRs) have been constantly applied to enhance fire safety
of polymers. Metallic compounds positively improve the MOFRs' performance in suppressing …

In modern society, the multifarious polymeric material polyurethane (PU) is used in
household appliances and commercial sectors. Statistics shows the usage of PU as rigid …

As a natural linear polysaccharide, alginate can be gelled into calcium alginate fiber and
exploited for functional material applications. Owing to its high hygroscopicity …

The effect of the blending amount of alginate fibres to cotton fibres on thermal stabilities,
surface micromorphologies, flame-retardant and combustion properties of prepared …

Plastic packaging effectively protects food from mechanical, microbial, and chemical
damage; however, oxygen and moisture permeate these plastics and spoil the food. Thus …

An efficient and bio-based alginate pillared hydrotalcite (SA@ LDHs) was fabricated via
calcination-reconstruction manner with sodium alginate (SA) and hydrotalcite (LDHs-C), and …