DOI: 10.1177/026248938900800104 ISSN:
Smoke Suppressants for Latex Foam Rubber –Part 2 – Large Scale Test
F.E.J. Bletchley, J. Hume- Organic Chemistry
- Polymers and Plastics
Three additives: Alumina Hydrate, Strontium Carbonate, and Aluminium Silicate, were found to slightly reduce smoke emission from burning latex foam rubber. They had a purely physical effect on burning. Reductions in temperatures, gas generation and smoke emission were insufficient to produce practical improvements in safety. The most promising suppressants are likely to be char-formers and/or intumescents.