Abstract:
Due to rising environmental concerns and economic demands, novel flame retardants must fulfill a set of different requirements, including ease of synthesis, high efficiency and sustainability. First, an overview will be given about the requirements for modern and sustainable synthesis methods for flame retardants. Economic routes for making sustainable and bio-derived flame retardants from novel phosphorous compounds will be highlighted together with their FR performance data. Various approaches to bio-derived flame retardants will be detailed, including routes from biobased platform chemicals and routes from the modification of bio-macromolecules such as cellulose.
Moreover, another class of sustainable and highly efficient oxyimide based FR will be reviewed as an effective flame radical generator flame retardant in thin applications or synergistic flame retardant systems. The class of oxyimide flame retardants is widely researched to give a toolbox of different accessible structures that are adaptable to various polymers and usable as a substitute to various regulatory critical flame retardants.
Who should attend?
Fire Safety professionals, technical marketing & sales, chemists, material scientists, academia, government authorities and all interested stakeholders.
About the Speakers:
Dr. Frank Schönberger has about 10 years of experience in the synthesis of flame retardants and the formulation of flame retardant thermoplastics and thermosets. A focal point of his research is in the field of bioderived flame retardants. He is also involved in projects related to modern applications in electrical and electronic applications where increasing requirements play a role, e.g. for high voltage demands. His educational background is Chemistry and he received his PhD from the University of Stuttgart/Germany in the field of fuel cell membranes.
Dr. Michael Großhauser's work focusses on the synthesis of new additives and flame retardants, as well as the selection and evaluation of optimized additive systems for thermoplastics, tailored to the specific applications. The recent focus in his research is the increasing replacement of virgin materials by recyclates regarding special demands on additivation, as these end-of-life materials may show damage due to processing and use. This requires adapted post-additivation in order to be able to keep the plastics further in the material cycle. His educational background is Chemistry and he received his PhD from the University of Heidelberg/Germany in the field of molecular magnetism.
There will be a Q&A session during the webinar session.
