Emerging trends in flame retardancy of rigid polyurethane foam and its composites: A review

A Muhammed Raji, HU Hambali… - Journal of Cellular …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Owing to the superior thermal insulating attributes of rigid polyurethane foam (RPUF)
compared to other insulating materials (expanded and extruded polystyrene, mineral wool) …

Application of bio-based polyurethanes in construction: A state-of-the-art review

SP Zarmehr, M Kazemi, NGA Madasu… - Resources …, 2025 - Elsevier
This paper presents a comparative analysis of bio-based polyurethane insulations and
conventional polyurethanes, emphasizing their mechanical properties, thermal and acoustic …

Understanding the flame retardant mechanism of intumescent flame retardant on improving the fire safety of rigid polyurethane foam

SH Lee, SG Lee, JS Lee, BC Ma - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Combinations of multiple inorganic fillers have emerged as viable synergistic agents for
boosting the flame retardancy of intumescent flame retardant (IFR) polymer materials …

Thermal insulating rigid polyurethane foams with bio-polyol from rapeseed oil modified by phosphorus additive and reactive flame retardants

M Zemła, A Prociak, S Michałowski, U Cabulis… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
In this article, rigid polyurethane foams obtained with the addition of a bio-polyol from
rapeseed oil, were modified with the dimethyl propane phosphonate as additive flame …

Interface engineering of Ti3C2 nanosheets for fabricating thermoplastic polyurethane composites with excellent flame-retardant and smoke suppressive properties

B Ren, J Yang, Z Feng, B Yuan - Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Developing thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) composites with excellent fire-safe properties
is greatly significant to expand the application fields. Two-dimensional MXene has been …

[HTML][HTML] Recent Advances in the Preparation and Application of Bio-Based Polyurethanes

Y Mo, X Huang, C Hu - Polymers, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Amid environmental pollution and resource depletion, developing and utilizing biomass
resources as alternatives to petroleum is a prominent research focus. Driven by …

Flame-retardant properties of chitin liquefaction-based polyurethane foam

F Chen, C Wang, X Liu, Z Wang, L Fang… - Journal of Polymer …, 2023 - Springer
The conversion of solid chitin into liquid low-molecular-weight polyol compounds using
liquefaction technology can realize the high-value utilization of shrimp and crab shell marine …

[HTML][HTML] Flammability, Toxicity, and Microbiological Properties of Polyurethane Flexible Foams

A Głowacki, P Rybiński, G Czerwonka, W Żukowski… - Materials, 2024 - mdpi.com
The aim of the research was to investigate the influence of calcium phosphinate (HPCA) and
aluminum phosphinate (HPAL) in synergistic systems with organophosphorus compounds …

Novel expandable graphite/dimethyl methyl phosphonate/bio-based rigid polyurethane foam composites: flame retardancy and physicomechanical properties

E Akdogan, M Erdem, E Kaynak, ME Ureyen - Iranian Polymer Journal, 2024 - Springer
The easy flammability of bio-based rigid polyurethane foams (bio-PUFs) continues to pose a
great challenge to the insulation industry. A novel and reactive phosphorous sunflower oil …

Environmentally-benign rigid polyurethane foam produced from a reactive and phosphorus-functionalized biopolyol: Assessment of physicomechanical and flame …

E Akdogan, M Erdem - Reactive and Functional Polymers, 2022 - Elsevier
In the present study, after the epoxidation reaction of sunflower oil (SF) was optimized using
a response surface methodology (RSM) of central composite design (CCD), the oxirane ring …