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ArticlePolymers2025

Thermal and Flammability Analysis of Polyurethane Foams with Solid and Liquid Flame Retardants: Comparative Study.

Dorota Głowacz-Czerwonka, Patrycja Zakrzewska, Beata Zygmunt-Kowalska, Iwona Zarzyka

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Article in Polymers, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Dorota Głowacz-CzerwonkaDepartment of Organic Chemistry, Rzeszow University of Technology, 35-959 Rzeszow, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-8844-5711
Patrycja ZakrzewskaDepartment of Heat Engineering and Environment Protection, AGH University of Krakow, 30-059 Krakow, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-4247-0046
Beata Zygmunt-KowalskaDepartment of Heat Engineering and Environment Protection, AGH University of Krakow, 30-059 Krakow, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-7989-8682
Iwona ZarzykaDepartment of Organic Chemistry, Rzeszow University of Technology, 35-959 Rzeszow, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-6780-3308

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Financed by the Minister of Science and Higher Education Republic of Poland within the program "Regional Excellence Initiative", agreement no. RID/SP/0032/2024/01 RID/SP/0032/2024/01
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The thermal properties and flammability of rigid polyurethane foams (RPUFs) containing various flame retardants, including solid (melamine, expanded graphite (EG), Exolit OP 935, ammonium polyphosphate (APP)) and liquid (Roflam B7, Roflam PLO) types, added at 30 wt.% and 60 wt.% by weight have been evaluated. Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) demonstrated enhanced thermal stability, with the maximum 10% weight loss temperature (292 °C, +34 °C vs. reference) observed for foams containing 60 wt.% Exolit OP 935 and APP. The limiting oxygen index (LOI) test demonstrated the optimal performance for 30 wt.% APP and melamine (26.4 vol.% vs. 18.7 vol.% reference). In the UL-94 test, Exolit OP 935 and APP achieved a V-0 rating. The 60 wt.% Exolit with an EG blend also demonstrated a substantial reduction in heat release rate. These findings underscore the cooperative effects of hybrid flame retardants, thereby supporting their utilization in fire-safe RPUFs for construction and transport.

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combustion behaviourconstruction materialsfire-retardant compositespolymer stabilitythermal degradation

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PMID40732857
PMCPMC12300640

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