IMDEA Materials Institute, TOLSA S.A. and the CELLMAT laboratory are developing, within the project NEOADFOAM, novel fire retardant additives capable of improving at the same time the thermal insulation, mechanical and fire resistance properties of expanded polystyrene and rigid polyurethane foams.
Image shows the cellolar structure of a polystyrene foam (courtesy of TOLSA S.A.)
More details about and key objectives of the NEOADFOAM project (in Spanish).