Suberin as a Bio-based Flame-Retardant?
Fire hazard is a constant risk in everyday life with the use of combustibles such as polymeric materials, wood, and fabrics, to name a few. Halogenated compounds have been widely used as efficient flame-retardants, often being applied as coatings or impregnations. With growing environmental concerns...
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| author | Ramakrishna Trovagunta Martin A. Hubbe |
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| description | Fire hazard is a constant risk in everyday life with the use of combustibles such as polymeric materials, wood, and fabrics, to name a few. Halogenated compounds have been widely used as efficient flame-retardants, often being applied as coatings or impregnations. With growing environmental concerns and regional bans on the use of halogenated flame-retardant compounds, bio-based alternatives are garnering significant research interest. Naturally occurring materials such as eggshells, DNA, and certain proteins have developed a self-defense mechanism against fire over millions of years of evolution. Cork, a naturally occurring biological tissue in outer bark, is of interest as it is often used as a heat shield and moisture repellent, specifically in spacecraft. A deeper look into the chemical structure of cork indicates the presence of suberin, a bio-polyester group that makes up as much as 40% of its chemical composition. These bio-polyester groups play a key role as a protective barrier between the plant and the surrounding external environment. Thus, the role of suberin in plants could be mimicked for the design of biobased flame-retardant materials. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1f98b827b16e44aab31d156de5ee4eca2023-06-27T15:57:00ZengNorth Carolina State UniversityBioResources1930-21262023-05-0118343884391676Suberin as a Bio-based Flame-Retardant?Ramakrishna Trovagunta0Martin A. Hubbe1Solenis LLC, 500 Hercules Road, Wilmington, DE- 19808, USADepartment of Forest Biomaterials, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-8005, USAFire hazard is a constant risk in everyday life with the use of combustibles such as polymeric materials, wood, and fabrics, to name a few. Halogenated compounds have been widely used as efficient flame-retardants, often being applied as coatings or impregnations. With growing environmental concerns and regional bans on the use of halogenated flame-retardant compounds, bio-based alternatives are garnering significant research interest. Naturally occurring materials such as eggshells, DNA, and certain proteins have developed a self-defense mechanism against fire over millions of years of evolution. Cork, a naturally occurring biological tissue in outer bark, is of interest as it is often used as a heat shield and moisture repellent, specifically in spacecraft. A deeper look into the chemical structure of cork indicates the presence of suberin, a bio-polyester group that makes up as much as 40% of its chemical composition. These bio-polyester groups play a key role as a protective barrier between the plant and the surrounding external environment. Thus, the role of suberin in plants could be mimicked for the design of biobased flame-retardant materials.https://ojs.cnr.ncsu.edu/index.php/BRJ/article/view/22643suberinflame-retardantbio-based materials |
| spellingShingle | Ramakrishna Trovagunta Martin A. Hubbe Suberin as a Bio-based Flame-Retardant? BioResources suberin flame-retardant bio-based materials |
| title | Suberin as a Bio-based Flame-Retardant? |
| title_full | Suberin as a Bio-based Flame-Retardant? |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Suberin as a Bio-based Flame-Retardant? |
| title_short | Suberin as a Bio-based Flame-Retardant? |
| title_sort | suberin as a bio based flame retardant |
| topic | suberin flame-retardant bio-based materials |
| url | https://ojs.cnr.ncsu.edu/index.php/BRJ/article/view/22643 |
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