Organic Salt Flame Retardant Composition for Substrates
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional flame retardants face issues with environmental and health concerns, toxicity, and high costs, as well as limitations in achieving non-toxic and efficient fire retardancy for combustible materials, particularly in construction and indoor applications.
Innovation Solution
A flame retardant composition comprising an organic salt, a surfactant, and a binder, which is environmentally benign, absorbs well into substrates, and does not emit toxic fumes, providing enhanced fire retardancy while being cost-effective and safe for use in various settings.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional flame retardants (phosphates, halogenated compounds, boron compounds) are used, then fire retardancy is achieved, but environmental and health concerns arise due to toxicity
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts and removes toxic components from conventional flame retardant systems. Specifically, it eliminates phosphates, halogenated compounds, and boron compounds that cause toxicity, replacing them with non-toxic organic salts while maintaining fire retardancy through a different chemical mechanism involving surfactants and binders.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs organic salts that are environmentally benign and can be easily degraded, replacing persistent toxic flame retardants. These organic salt-based compositions provide fire protection without long-term environmental contamination, effectively using shorter-lived, safer materials instead of persistent toxic ones.
2Reliability
If phosphate-based compositions are used, then fire retardancy is achieved, but the treated material degrades due to pH lowering
Solution Approach 1:
The patent removes phosphates from the flame retardant composition entirely, eliminating the source of pH lowering that causes wood degradation. The organic salt-based system achieves fire retardancy without the acidic byproducts that compromise material stability over time.
3Reliability
If halogenated fire retardants are used, then fire retardancy is achieved, but environmental persistence and bioaccumulation occur
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces persistent halogenated compounds with organic salts that are environmentally degradable. These organic salt compositions provide fire protection temporarily but do not persist in the environment, eliminating bioaccumulation risks while maintaining operational fire retardancy.
4Reliability
If iron(III) salts are used, then fire retardancy is achieved, but the treated material discolors
Solution Approach 1:
The patent eliminates iron(III) salts from the composition, removing the source of red discoloration. The organic salt-based system achieves fire retardancy without introducing colored compounds that would compromise the aesthetic quality of treated materials.
5Reliability
If bridged polymers are used, then fire retardancy with low toxicity is achieved, but manufacturing cost and complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces expensive bridged polymers with cost-effective organic salts combined with surfactants and binders. This simpler, cheaper composition achieves comparable fire retardancy without the high manufacturing costs and complexity associated with specialized polymer synthesis.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The composition effectively imparts excellent flame retardancy to materials, is environmentally superior, and offers improved durability and water resistance, ensuring safety and performance in both indoor and outdoor applications without the drawbacks of traditional methods.
Implementation Method 1
a surfactant compound for enhancing the absorption of the composition in a substrate
Implementation Method 2
enhancing the absorption of the composition in a substrate
Implementation Method 3
a binder
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention relates to the field of chemical compositions and flame retardants. Specifically, the invention relates to a composition for imparting flame retardancy comprising an organic salt as a fire-retardant compound, a binder and a surfactant. Also, the present invention relates to a method for manufacturing said composition and a method of imparting flame retardancy to a substrate comprising applying said composition to the substrate. And still, the invention relates to uses of said composition e.g. for imparting flame retardancy to a substrate. Furthermore, the invention relates to products comprising said composition.