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Luna's flame retardant coatings and additives are environmentally friendly.
Technologies at Luna Innovations
Flame Retardants Additives
Flame retardants interfere with the chemical and physical processes involved in the combustion process. Flame retardant additives are utilized in construction materials, electronic products, cabling and textiles to prevent rapid combustion and to reduce the spread of fire through these materials. The most common flame retardants for synthetic materials are based on halogenated compounds which have environmental impact concerns. Many halogenated flame retardants are perceived to be persistent environmental hazards and produce toxic smoke when burned.
Luna Innovations has developed a proprietary flame retardant that can be mixed with other components into fire resistant composites or spray-on coatings for textiles. Originally developed to provide the U.S. Navy with fire resistant ammunition packaging, Luna’s flame retardant produces a non-combustible surface under fire conditions and slows heat transfer through the material.
Luna’s flame retardants are based in inorganic materials which do not raise concerns related to environmental impact and toxicity associated with halogenated flame retardants. Luna flame retardant technology is highly effective at low concentrations and generates much less smoke.
