China-Australia Advanced Green Flame Retardant Technology Seminar was held on October 31. The event was held by the School of Pharmaceutical and Chemical Engineering, together with Taizhou Chemical and Chemical Engineering Society, Zhejiang-Australia Joint Laboratory for Green Flame Retardant Materials, Zhejiang Provincial Engineering Research Center for New Rubber and Plastic Materials, and other institutions.

Using a hybrid online/offline format, the event featured five renowned experts sharing latest findings in green flame retardancy, providing a platform for faculty and students to engage with frontier research. Vice Dean Chen Wei chaired the meeting.

Lecture Session

Professor Yu Bin (University of Science and Technology of China) reported on high-performance, multifunctional flame-retardant nanocoatings based on 2D nanomaterials, addressing issues like poor water resistance and mechanical/thermal performance in traditional coatings, and demonstrating early fire warning capabilities. Associate Professor Xing Weiyi (USTC) discussed molecular design of flame retardants and transparent coating preparation to combat scratching and dripping in polycarbonate sheets. Professor Song Ping’an (University of Southern Queensland, Australia) systematically presented flame-retardant, thermally conductive PVA-based and flexible PU-based nanocomposite films and their applications in AI chips, autonomous vehicle interfaces, and 5G base stations. Dr. Huo Siqi (USQ) reported on recyclable epoxy resins using synergistic flame-retardant components/dynamic covalent bonds, and the design/preparation of recyclable bio-based intrinsic flame-retardant epoxy resins. Finally, Professor Huang Guobo, Dean of the School, presented on preparing and applying graphene-based flame-retardant nanocomposites, detailing flame-retardant modified graphene and its polymer composites.

Online Session

The seminar fostered lively discussions between experts and participants, creating a strong academic atmosphere. These lectures provided valuable insights into the latest developments in flame-retardant materials, aiding the advancement of related research and applications.