As the concern about the potential negative health impacts of the organobromine compounds continues to grow, the need for the development of new, nontoxic flame retardants becomes ever more pressing. Such materials may be based on renewable biomaterials. Castor oil is abundantly available from the seed (bean) of the castor plant widely cultivated in the Far East. This oil contains functionality (hydroxyl group and unsaturation) which may be utilized for the generation of a variety of phosphorus compounds with flame-retarding properties.

Dual functional flame retardants from a non-edible seed oil

251st National Meeting (2016)

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