Chemistry Research Journal
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The Applications of Flame Retardants; Types and Characteristics for Polymeric and Allied Materials

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  • 1. Department of Chemistry, University of Jos, P.M.B 2084, Jos, Plateau, Nigeria

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As a result of little or absolutely lack of control by human efforts and even professional fire quenchers over fire during fires break out at homes, offices, industries, hospitals, automobiles and consequently accounting for loss of thousands lives and millions of valuable properties almost every year across the globe informed the development and utilization of various types of flame retardants in modern foam formulations. Although, the historical development of fire retardants dates back to 450 BC when aluminum was used to reduce the flammability of wood by Egyptians. Several research methodologies have been developed to enhance the flame retardancy potentials of consumer valuable goods by providing additional protection from fires and to increase the human escape time and safety whenever fire breakout occurs. The different categories of fire retardants revealed by research includes: inorganic, organohalogens, organophosphorous and nitrogen-based compounds. Though, relevant reports unveiled plants materials to offers cheaper and easily accessible renewable natural resource for fire retardancy properties with great advantage over synthetic fossil-based chemicals which are not cost effective and equally hazardous to human life and the entire ecosystem. Nontoxic nanofiller is also gaining scientific consideration recently. Hence, the exploration and extraction of the active green plant’s materials for flame retardancy properties and other uses have captured significantly scientific interest. Flame retardants are used predominantly in foam factories to reduce or delayed the combustion rate of foam materials at the time of fires outbreak thereby enhancing the escape time of human lives and also valuable properties.

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