TY - CHAP A1 - Rabe, Sebastian A1 - Sanchez-Olivares, G. A1 - Pérez-Chávez, R. A1 - Schartel, Bernhard ED - Laoutid, F. T1 - Natural Keratin and Coconut Fibres from Industrial Wastes in Flame Retarded Thermoplastic Starch Biocomposites N2 - Natural keratin fibres derived from Mexican tannery waste and coconut fibres from coconut processing waste were used as fillers in commercially available, biodegradable thermoplastic starch-polyester blend to obtain sustainable biocomposites. The morphology, rheological and mechanical properties as well as pyrolysis, flammability and forced flaming combustion behaviour of those biocomposites were investigated. In order to open up new application areas for these Kinds of biocomposites, ammonium polyphosphate (APP) was added as a flame retardant. Extensive flammability and cone calorimeter studies revealed a good flame retardance effect with natural fibres alone and improved effectiveness with the addition of APP. In fact, it was shown that replacing 20 of 30 wt. % of APP with keratin fibres achieved the same effectiveness. In the case of coconut fibres, a synergistic effect led to an even lower heat release rate and total heat evolved due to reinforced char residue. This was confirmed via scanning electron microscopy of the char structure. All in all, these results constitute a good approach towards sustainable and biodegradable fibre reinforced biocomposites with improved flame retardant properties. KW - Biomaterials KW - Biodegradation KW - Calorimetry KW - Composites KW - Flame retardance PY - 2020 SN - 978-3-03928-350-7 SN - 978-3-03928-351-4 SP - 45 EP - 66 PB - MDPI AN - OPUS4-50738 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Battig, Alexander A1 - Sanchez-Olivares, G. A1 - Rockel, Daniel A1 - Maldonado-Santoyo, M. A1 - Schartel, Bernhard T1 - Waste not, want not: The use of leather waste in flame retarded EVA N2 - Leather is among the most ancient, widely used materials worldwide. Industrial-scale leather production produces large quantities of organic waste attained during shaving and buffing steps during processing. In this study, leather wastes (LW) are used as fillers in flame retarded polymer composites. LW is investigated as a multifunctional bio-filler that enhances the fire performance of flame retarded poly(ethylene–vinyl acetate) (EVA) containing phosphorus flame retardants (P-FRs) ammonium polyphosphate (APP) or a melamine-encapsulated APP (eAPP). Using LW from tanneries as adjuvants to enhance P-FRs in EVA reduces industrial wastes that otherwise require costly waste management solutions. Materials are characterized multi-methodically via mechanical tests, electron microscopy, rheology, thermogravimetric analysis, evolved gas analysis, and condensed phase FTIR, also reaction-to-small-flames and cone calorimeter tests. EVA containing 10 wt-% LW and 20 wt-% P-FRs achieve 20% reductions in fire loads versus EVA, and up to 10% reduction in effective heats of combustion versus EVA with equal (30 wt-%) P-FR loadings. Enhanced char stabilization of EVA composites with LW and P-FRs lowered peaks of heat release rates up to 53% compared to EVA, and up to 40% compared to equal P-FRs loadings. Synergisms between LW and P-FRs in EVA are quantified. A chemical decomposition mechanism is proposed. KW - Leather waste KW - Tannery industry KW - EVA KW - Fire protection KW - Flame retardancy KW - Charring PY - 2021 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-532977 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2021.110100 SN - 0264-1275 VL - 210 SP - 1 EP - 16 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam AN - OPUS4-53297 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Sanchez-Olivares, G. T1 - Fire Behaviour and Viscoelasticity of Sustainable Thermoplastic Polyurethane Multicomponent Systems N2 - Main message: An interesting influence of viscoelastic properties on fire behavior of multicomponent systems based on thermoplastic polyurethane using industrial-waste leather fibers was observed. A detailed investigation on rheological properties, morphology, pyrolysis, flammability and forced flaming combustion highlighted that fire retardancy is best achieved when the multicomponent systems exhibit a predominant elastic behavior. Introduction: Multicomponent systems represent a sustainable alternative to traditional high-loaded flame retardant polymer materials, particularly in local areas where industrial-waste fibers are a problem.The final properties of those systems greatly depend on the melt blending process [1-2]. In this work,thermoplastic polyurethane multicomponent systems using industrial-waste leather fibers and a commercial flame-retardant additive were produced and investigated. Results and Discussion: According to rheological measurements, the viscoelastic behavior of the TPU multicomponent systems depends on the melt blending process conditions. Systems produced under low blending temperature profile and high rotational speed (TPU/5LF/5APP_T1/V3) display a predominant viscous behavior, meanwhile TPU/5LF/5APP_T1/V1 and TPU/5LF/5APP_T2/V2 samples, exhibit a more elastic one. The combination of LF and APP at low loadings (5 phr each) results in an important reduction on the peak of heat release rate (pHRR), total heat evolved (THE) and total smoke production (TSP) regarding to pure TPU. The UL94 vertical test pointed out that multicomponent systems with predominant elastic behavior (TPU/5LF/5APP_T1/V1 and TPU/5LF/5APP_T2/V2 samples) reached the V-0 rating, meanwhile for the system with the most viscous tendency (TPU/5LF/5APP_T1/V3), non-rating is obtained. Acknowledgement: Part of this work was funded by the Consejo Nacional de Humanidades Ciencias y Tecnologías (CONAHCYT), Mexico, grant number CF-2023-I-865. T2 - 20th European Meeting on Fire Retardant Polymeric Materials (FRPM2025) CY - Madrid, Spain DA - 03.06.2025 KW - TPU KW - Fire behavior KW - Viscoelastic properties KW - Leather fibers KW - Industrial wastes PY - 2025 AN - OPUS4-63400 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -