Development of Fire Retardant Thermal Insulation Materials for Buildings

这项联谊会提案旨在开发下一代建筑用阻燃硬质聚合物泡沫(RPF)隔热材料。通过对防火性能、力学性能和老化性能的研究，我们将从根本上了解所设计的纳米结构防火涂料的结构/组成-性能关系，从而获得坚固、耐用和防火的涂料。然后，本项目将把防火涂料应用于RPF，以创建目标阻燃隔热材料。将产生的新知识和专利技术将通过降低与建筑火灾相关的能源成本和经济损失为澳大利亚带来重大好处。

This Fellowship proposal aims to develop next-generation fire-retardant rigid polymer foams (RPF)-based thermal insulation materials for buildings. Through investigating fire-retardancy, mechanical and ageing properties, we will fundamentally understand the structure/composition - performance relationships of as-designed nanostructured fire-retardant polymer coatings and will achieve robust, durable and fire-retardant coatings. This project will then apply the fire-retardant coatings to the RPF to create the target fire-retardant thermal insulation materials. New knowledge and patentable technologies to be generated will bring significant benefits to Australia by reducing energy costs and economic losses associated with building fires.