Frontiers in Materials (Jul 2021)

Solid Wastes Toward Flame Retardants for Polymeric Materials: A Review

  • Chuanhua Gao,
  • Siqi Huo,
  • Siqi Huo,
  • Zhenhu Cao

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fmats.2021.712188
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8

Abstract

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It has been significant yet challenging to recycle and reuse different kinds of wastes because of their mass production within society. Many efforts have been conducted to reuse wastes in different fields. Interestingly, some wastes have been employed to replace traditional petroleum-based flame retardants for polymeric materials. This review focuses on the recent development of waste flame retardants and their impacts on thermal stability, flame retardancy, and smoke suppression of polymers, followed by representative flame-retardant mechanisms. Finally, the key challenges associated with waste flame retardants are presented, and some future perspectives are proposed.

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