2nd Asia-Oceania Symposium

for Fire Safety Materials Science and Engineering

Second Call for Papers

The 2nd Asia-Oceania Symposium on Fire Safety Materials Science and Engineering
(AOFSM'2) will be held in Shenzhen, China on October 27-29, 2017 by the Beijing
Institute of Technology and the Asia-Oceania Association for Fire Safety Materials Science
and Engineering etc. This conference has invited international renowned experts and
scholars to present the latest academic progress and engineering applications in the field of
fire safety materials.
Your contribution and attendance to AOFSM'2 are welcomed. We are looking forward to
meeting you in Shenzhen, China on October 27-29, 2017.

Organizers
Beijing Institute of Technology
Asia-Oceania Association for Fire Safety Materials Science and Engineering (AOFSM)
Shenzhen Research Institute, Beijing Institute of Technology
China Flame Retardant Society
National Engineering Research Center for Flame Retardant Materials, China

Topics

No. Topics

1 Fundamental in Fire Behavior and Fire Retardancy

2 Design, Synthesis and Application of Flame Retardants

3 Novel Flame Retardant Polymers and Composites

4 Fire Retardancy of Fibers, Textiles, Foams and Films

5 Biobased Flame Retardant Systems

6 Environmental Concerns, Smoke, and Toxicity

7 Test, Assessment and Simulation on Fire Safety

Chairman and General Secretary

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Scientific Committee
Serge Bourbigot, Unit Matriaux et Transformations, France
Giovanni Camino, Polytechnic of Turin, Italy
Manfred Paul Kurt Dring, Fraunhofer Institute for Structural Durability and System
Reliability LBF, Germany
Sabyasachi Gaan, Swiss Federal Lab. for Materials Science and Technology, Switzerland
Yuan Hu, University of Science and Technology of China, China
Terence Richard Hull, University of Central Lancashire, UK
Baljinder Kaur Kandola, University of Bolton, UK
Jinhwan Kim, Sungkyunkwan University, South Korea
Oleg Korobeinichev, ICKC, Russia
Jose-Marie Lopez-Cuesta, Ecole Mines Ales, France
Takafumi Noguchi, University of Tokyo, Japan
Miriam Rafailovich, Stony Brook University (SUNY), USA
P. K. Sahoo, Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, India
Bernhard Schartel, BAM Federal Institute for Material Research and Testing, Germany
Kelvin Kei-wei Shen, Rio Tinto Minerals, USA
Jrgen Troitzsch, Fire and Environment Protection Service, Switzerland
Tsung-Yen Tsai, Chung Yuan Christian University, Taiwan, China
De-Yi Wang, IMDEA Materials Institute, Spain
Yuzhong Wang, Sichuan University, China
Charles A. Wilkie, Marquette University, USA
Charles Yang, University of Georgia, USA
Rongjie Yang, Beijing Institute of Technology, China
Guan Heng Yeoh, University of New South Wales, Australia
Richard Yuen, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Local Organizing Committee
Haobo Cheng, Shenzhen Research Institute, BIT
Jianhua Dong, National Natural Science Foundation of China
Zhengping Fang, Zhejiang University
Changjun Fu, Shanghai Antu Masterbatch Co.Ltd
Jianwei Hao, Beijing Institute of Technology
Yuan Hu, University of Science and Technology of China
Pingkai Jiang, Shanghai Jiaotong University
Bin Li, North East Forestry University
Daniel Li, Albemarle Co.
Jianjun Li, Kingfa Sci. Tech. Co. Ltd
Kang Shen, Beijing ADD-TECH Co. Ltd
Anbin Tang, Sichuan Dongfang Insulating Materials Co. Ltd
Tao Tang, ChangChun Institute of Applied Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences
Qi Wang, Sichuan University
Yuzhong Wang, Sichuan University
Zhengzhou Wang, Tongji University
Yanzhi Xia, Qingdao University
Jian Xu, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jianzhong Xu, Hebei University
Guisheng Yang, GENIUS New Mat. Co. Ltd
Mingshu Yang, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences
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Rongjie Yang, Beijing Institute of Technology
Mingqiu Zhang, Sun Yat-sen University
Sheng Zhang, Beijing University of Chemical Technology
Zhengmao Zhou, China Flame Retardant Society
Jin Zhu, Ningbo Institute of materials science and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Invited Presentations (update)*
Speakers Presentations
Serge Bourbigot, France Private confessions of intumescence: Novel methods of characterization
Giovanni Camino, Italy Fire retardant polymer materials from renewable resources
Kun Cao, China Modification of intumescent flame-retardant agent and its application in the
foamed polypropylene
Manfred Paul Kurt
Dring, Germany Flame retardancy in polystyrene and polyester foams
The study of dynamic skin-core theory and highly spinnable flame retardant
Changjun Fu, China polyamide fibers
Sabyasachi Gaan, Investigation of thermolyis pathways of organophosphorus compounds: Key to
Switzerland understanding the gas phase flame inhibition
Layer-by-layer assembled brucite flame retardants and its catalytic graphitization
Jianwei Hao, China mechanism for ethylene-vinyl acetate resin
Yuan Hu, China Interfacial characterization of hybrids and flame retardant polymeric composites
Flammability,mechanical properties and thermal stabilities of polyethylene-co-
Pingkai Jiang, China vinyl acetate/expandable graphit /phosphium sulfonate composites
Organophosphorus and organo-inorganic hybrid fire retardant coatings for
Baljinder K. Kandola, UK polymers
Preparation of durable flame retardant cotton fabric by surface chemical grafting
Bin Li, China and research of its performance
Jose-Marie Lopez-Cuesta,
France New FR systems for biopolyesters based on modified lignins
Miriam Rafailovich, USA Biodegradable flame retardant and FDM printable polymer nanocomposites
How REACH, environmental control, safety supervision affect Chinese fire
Kang Shen, China retardants industry
Technical challenges of flame retardant polymers in commercial applications -
Kelvin Kei-wei Shen, USA Polymer foams as RF/microwave absorber
Anbin Tang, China Study on flame retardance&anti-dropping technology and application of polyester
The preparation of multifunctional polypropylene/carbon material composites
Tao Tang, China and flame retardancy
Molecular design and functionalization of nano-hybrid: An important way to
De-Yi Wang, Spain new generation flame retardant
Halogen-free flame retardant poly (vinyl alcohol) foams prepared through
Qi Wang, China thermal processing
Xiuli Wang, China Recent advances on improving the fire performances of unsaturated polyester
Zhengzhou Wang, China Recent advances on toughening phenolic foams
Yanzhi Xia, China Research progress on flame retardancy of bio-based fibers
Jian Xu, China Study on novel functional additives with organic-inorganic molecular hybrid
Jianzhong Xu, China The preparation and application of several kinds of inorganic salt flame retardants
Charles Yang, USA Recent development of fire resistant cotton blends for protective clothing
Application and synthesis of the flame retardants for bio-based polyurethane
Jinfei Yang, China materials
Flame retardant properties and mechanism of polypropylene/IFR/nanosilica
Mingshu Yang, China composites
Richard Yuen, Hong Kong,Functionalized
agents:
carbon nanotubes with phosphorus and nitrogen containing
Effective reinforcer for thermal, mechanical and flame retardant
China properties of polystyrene nanocomposite
Sheng Zhang, China The progress of flame retardant bio-based polymeric materials
Vanilin-derived high-performance flame retardant epoxy resins: Facile synthesis
Jin Zhu, China and properties
*Some invited presentations are on the way.

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for Fire Safety Materials Science and Engineering
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October 27-29, 2017 in Shenzhen, China
Flame Retardants Half-Day Seminar
Chairman: Dr. Jrgen Troitzsch
Jrgen Troitzsch, FEPS,
1 Welcome and introductory remarks
Switzerland
Flame retardants, modes of action, trends to polymeric flame
2 Sergei Levchik, ICL-IP, USA
retardants
Jrgen Troitzsch, FEPS,
3 Fire safety regulations and tests: Status and trends
Switzerland
Fire safety of furniture and E&E equipment: The benefits of
4 Matt Blais, SwRI, USA
flame retardants shown in real-scale testing
5 Fire safety of facades: The role of polymeric flame retardants Christine Lukas, Dow, UK
Fire safety of printed wiring boards: A comparison of additive Alun Morgan, EIPC, The
6
and reactive flame retardants Netherlands
Jrgen Troitzsch, FEPS,
7 Final remarks and closure
Switzerland

Abstract Submission
1. Extended Abstract should be a brief description of your work, and it can highlight the
main contribution of your presentations. Because of the limitation on the number of
pages that can be published in the proceedings, the length of the extended abstract is
limited to a maximum of two pages. The Abstract Template can be download at
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2. Please submit the Extended Abstract of AOFSM'2 through the symposium website
http://www.aofsm2017.org and the symposium e-mail address [email protected].

Important Dates
1. Abstract submission deadline: July 1, 2017.
2. Announcement of abstract acceptance: August 1, 2017.
3. On-site registration: October 27 (whole day), 2017.
4. Symposium sessions: October 28-29, 2017
Registration Fee
Before Aug. 31, 2017 After Sep. 1, 2017
Regular Participant $600 $800
Student $500 $700
Notes: The registration fees include the proceedings, attendance to all sessions of this
conference, coffee breaks, banquet, lunches and dinners during October, 27-29, 2017.
Contact
Dr. Dinghua Li (+86-13601038267)
Dr. Wenchao Zhang (+86-13811660813)
Address: School of Materials Science & Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology,
5 South Zhongguancun Street, Haidian District, Beijing, 100081, P.R. China
Tel.: +86-1068913066 Fax: +86-1068913066
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