Nitrogen-Based Flame Retardants

Nitrogen-Based Flame Retardants

G.G. Flores-Rojas, O. Farias-Elvira, R. Vera-Graziano, L. A. Perez-Carrillo, E. Bucio, E. Mendizábal

The increasing use of flammable materials in technological and domestic applications has generated the need to increase the safety of these materials against fire risks by using flame retardant compounds. Non-halogenated compounds have stood out for their advantages, such as their low toxicity and lower smoke density. Nitrogen-based flame retardants have stood out for allowing their application in places with limited access and ventilation. However, despite the advantages, effectiveness, and advances in developing nitrogen-based flame retardants, these continue to be combined with other types of retardants, such as metal hydroxides or phosphorus-based flame retardants.

Keywords
Retardants, N-based Flame, Melamine, Intumescent, Nitrogen-based Radical, Phosphazenes

Published online 5/1/2026, 21 pages

Citation: G.G. Flores-Rojas, O. Farias-Elvira, R. Vera-Graziano, L. A. Perez-Carrillo, E. Bucio, E. Mendizábal, Nitrogen-Based Flame Retardants, Materials Research Foundations, Vol. 190, pp 227-247, 2026

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21741/9781644904077-8

Part of the book on Flame Retardant Materials

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