Burning of plastics present a serious problem for both our health and safety when applied in
advanced applications. Based on the above argument, there is need to enhance the …

After the invention of fire, the fight against fire probably started, and it has been going on for
thousands of years. During this time, the aim has always been to extinguish the fire as soon …

Pour point depressant is one of the effective approaches to improve the low temperature
fluidity of high-wax crude oil. Understanding the gelation of waxy oil on the pipe wall and the …

A novel flame retardant intumescent system, aimed to improve the fire stability of ethylene
vinyl acetate copolymer (EVA), has been prepared by melt blending of the copolymer and a …

This study focused on the flame retardancy of ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (EVA) in
combination with metal hydroxide and nanoclay. Fire tests, such as limiting oxygen index …

Graphite (expanded graphite (EG), natural graphite (NG) and graphite oxide (GO)) flame
retardant poly (ethylene-co-vinyl acetate) copolymer (EVA) composites (EVA/EG, EVA/NG …

Three-dimensional WC–Co hardmetal samples were fabricated using WC–Co nanopowder
via two methods: selective laser melting (SLM) and fused deposition modelling (FDM). The …

Fire retardant composites have had a global concern; these composites are mainly
composed of halogens/synthetic fibers fire retardant fillers with synthetic polymers. This work …

Vinylester-glass fiber composites have a wide scale of applications, however the
combination between multiple fillers can cause some disadvantages due to complicated …

The effect of epsomite as flame retardant for wood has been investigated and compared with
a commercial boron salt. Both flame retardants have been introduced into wood samples by …