FIRE RETARDANTS

Heat thermal-resistant coatings are required in a variety of industries ranging from infrastructures to Oil&Gas and transportation. Indeed, the risk of asset and structure failures has to be carefully considered during industrial operation processes, and the use of heat resistant coating systems is of choice in these settings; similarly, in the transportation industry, heat resistant or intumescent materials and coatings are required to retard the spread of flames and smokes in event of fire.
Nanto Paint provides heat resistant, thermally stable coatings specifically formulated/capable to contribute to fire retardancy through a combination of oxygen blockage and absorption of the heat generated by fire thanks to the presence of fire retardant chemicals. The new nano-enhanced formulations allow a reduction in the amount of conventional fire retardant chemicals, as/for instance phosphates, brominated chemicals, amino-phosphate and antimony.
It's worth noting that given the numerous concerns raised worldwide by several Authorities, relative to the toxicity of some of the commonly used fire retardant compounds, like brominated compounds and antimony, reduction or elimination of these conventional fire retardant agents directly translates into safer coating products.
An additional advantage comes from the fact that safer fire retardant compounds are usually expensive and high percentages need to be added (in order) to get an efficient heat resistant product. The nanotechnology-based NP approach allows to greatly reducing the amount of fire retardant used, decreasing the costs, while maintaining coating efficiency in terms of resistance to fire.
Nanto Paint also offers a series of nanotechnology-based protective coatings having simultaneously both anti-corrosion and fire retardant properties. This series of multifunctional coatings has been realized exploiting an array of innovative treatments on nanoclays, specifically designed to improve the barrier properties of coatings to both heat and corrosion agents. Thus, the resulting nano-reinforced composite coatings comprehensively suit the preventative maintenance needs required in the Oil&Gas, Infrastructure, Heavy manufacturing and transportation industries.