Noflan

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Noflan is a flame retardant chemical. It was developed in the 1980s by the Moscow State Textile University and the Semenov Institute of Chemical Physics in Moscow, with the aim of fire-proofing the fabric used in Soviet spacecraft. In the 1990s the technology was commercialised and licensed to Firestop Chemicals.

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[edit] Composition

As halogens and antimony containing flame retardant result in unwanted degredation products alternatives have been under research. Noflan is a complex of the amide of alkylphosphonic acid ammonium salt with ammonium chloride.

[edit] Uses

Noflan is used to treat fabric and carpets in trains, buses and aircraft, including the Airbus A380.

[edit] Gävle straw goat

Noflan was used to protect a giant straw yule goat or julbocken from arson in Gävle, Sweden during December 2006.[1]

[edit] References

  • New Scientist 22/11/07
  • Mark Holmes (2004). "Russian flame retardants offer new halogen-free options". Plastics, Additives and Compounding 6 (6): 42–43. doi:10.1016/S1464-391X(04)00304-6. 
  1. ^ http://www.firestop.uk.com/currentnews.htm Retrieved on 11 Jan 2008.

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