Prometheus Flame Retardant Manufacture

该项目是为了建造和证明一种独特的工厂的设计，该工厂需要制造一种新型的阻燃剂。制造这种产品的工厂和制造流程的概念已经在小规模上得到了验证，今年的目标是建造和运行2个反应堆，每周生产4吨产品，开始对材料进行抽样并向客户销售材料，并建立市场意识。要建造的工厂不仅要能够进行反应，而且要干燥产品，而不允许产品冷却，也不需要将产品转移到单独的隔间进行干燥。这种新型阻燃剂将能够为铁路、航空航天、军事和海洋工业提供低烟、防火和安全的复合材料，而不使用危险的阻燃剂，并且不会损失物理性能。这种能力的结合使该产品独一无二。它不仅可以在不改变现有制造工艺的情况下实现车辆的轻量化和节能，而且还可以将复合材料用于新的应用。该产品可以产生低烟和阻燃的硬质和柔性泡沫，特别是用于铁路车辆，以及可能应用于隧道运营的车辆的防火外部涂料。虽然这些产品在预期应用方面显示出了相对于竞争技术的主要优势，但它们在三个阶段的制造过程中遇到了巨大的困难。该技术利用低成本、可持续的商品原料，以一种新颖的方式将它们结合在一起，能耗低，不产生副产品。最终产品是不溶、无臭、无害的，不会改变回收程序。这些产品是完全聚合的，因此不需要REACH注册。

The project is to construct and prove the design of a unique plant needed to make a new andnovel flame retardant. The concept of the plant and manufacturing process to create thisproduct has been proved at small scale and the objectives of the year will be to build and run 2reactors capable of producing 4 tonnes of product a week, to initiate the sampling and sale ofmaterials to customers and build market awareness.The plant to be constructed has to be able to not only carry out the reaction but also dry theproduct without allowing it to cool and without having to transfer the product to a separatechamber for drying. No plant like this exists.The new flame retardant will be able to provide low smoke, fire safe and fire protectivecomposites for railway, aerospace, military and marine industries without the use ofhazardous flame retardants and without the loss of physical properties. This combination ofabilities makes the product unique. It will not only allow the lightweighting of occupiedvehicles and consequent energy saving without change to current manufacturing proceduresbut also allow composites to be used in new applications.The product creates low smoke and flame retarded rigid and flexible foams particularly forrailway rolling stock, and fire resistant external coatings such as may be applied to vehiclesoperating in tunnels.While the products demonstrate major advantages over the competitive technologies for theintended applications, they impose significant difficulties in the three stage manufacturingprocess. These the project will overcome.The technology uses low cost, sustainable commodity raw materials, combining them in anovel way, with low energy consumption and without production of by products. The finalproducts are insoluble, odourless, non hazardous, and will not alter recycling procedures. Theproducts are entirely polymeric and hence free from the need for REACH registration.