Lucie Costes

TL;DR: In this article, the identification of biomass compounds that have a potential as flame retardants for polymers due to their high availability and inherent properties is discussed. And the recent progress in flame retardant systems, based on the use of renewable products, which constitutes a promising approach to provide materials with improved fire resistance.

TL;DR: In this article, an approach based on a two-step phosphorus/nitrogen chemical modification was proposed to enhance the flame retardant effect of lignin in polylactide (PLA) composites.

TL;DR: In this article, the combination of lignin and phytic acid has been shown to reduce the negative effect of each additive and improve the properties of the resulting composite materials.

TL;DR: In this paper, the potential flame retardant effect of different metallic phytates as biosourced phosphorous additives for poly(lactic acid) (PLA) was evaluated, starting from sodium phytate, the sodium cations were replaced by aluminum, iron or lanthanum cations as attested by elemental analysis.

TL;DR: In this paper, sustainable flame retardant polylactide (PLA) compositions, containing cellulose-phosphorus combinations, have been studied by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), cone calorimeter and UL-94 tests.