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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2013
Applicant:
Florida State University Research Foundation, Inc., Tallahassee, FL (US);
Inventors:
Changchun Zeng, Tallahassee, FL (US);
Chuck Zhang, Tallahassee, FL (US);
Ben Wang, Tallahassee, FL (US);
Richard Liang, Tallahassee, FL (US);
Chase Knight, Tallahassee, FL (US);
Assignee:
Florida State University Research Foundation, Inc., Tallahassee, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 21/02 (2006.01); C09J 5/00 (2006.01); B82Y 30/00 (2011.01); C09K 21/06 (2006.01); C09K 21/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Fire retardant materials are provided that contain carbon nanotubes and particles capable of endothermically reacting when exposed to elevated temperatures. The carbon nanotubes may be a buckypaper. Methods also are provided for making a fire retardant material and for improving the fire retardation capabilities of a material.