Noflan

'''Noflan''' is a [[flame retardant]] chemical. It was developed in the 1980s by the [[Moscow State Textile University]] and the [[Semenov Institute of Chemical Physics]] in [[Moscow]], with the aim of fire-proofing the fabric used in Soviet spacecraft. In the 1990s the technology was commercialised and licensed to [[Firestop Chemicals]].

==Composition==

As [[halogen]]s and [[antimony]] containing flame retardant result in unwanted degradation, alternatives have been under research.<ref>{{cite journal | journal = Plastics, Additives and Compounding | volume = 6 | issue = 6 | year = 2004 | pages = 42–43 | doi = 10.1016/S1464-391X(04)00304-6 | title = Russian flame retardants offer new halogen-free options | author = Mark Holmes}}</ref> Noflan is a complex of the [[amide]] of [[phosphonate|alkylphosphonic acid]] ammonium salt with [[ammonium chloride]] but is also alleged to cause corrosion.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Carolan|first1=Mary|title=Textile firms sue over anti-fire product|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/textile-firms-sue-over-anti-fire-product-1.784941|website=irishtimes.com|publisher=The Irish Times|accessdate=20 June 2015}}</ref>

==Uses== Noflan is used to treat fabric and carpets in trains, buses and aircraft, including the [[Airbus A380]].{{Citation needed|date=July 2025}}

==Gävle straw goat== Noflan was used to protect a giant straw yule goat or [[julbocken]] from [[arson]] in [[Gävle]], [[Sweden]] during December 2006.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.firestop.uk.com/currentnews.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070524160741/http://www.firestop.uk.com/currentnews.htm|archive-date=24 May 2007|title=Firestop Stops The Goat In His Tracks |website=www.firestop.uk.com |access-date=11 Jan 2008}}</ref>

==References== {{reflist}} * New Scientist 22/11/07

==External links== * http://www.firestop.uk.com/textiles.htm Firestop's page on Noflan

[[Category:Flame retardants]]