TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER OPPORTUNITIES POC: Marcia Salkeld (301) 975-4188. National Institute of Standards and Technology, Acquisition and Assistance Division, Building 301, Room B117, Gaithersburg, MD 20899. Researchers in the Building Materials Division at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a new technology, Scrap Tires to Reduce Plastic Shrinkage in Concrete, NIST Docket Number 95-043. NIST is interested in collaborating with industry on further refinement of the technology for specific applications. Any parties interested in the further development of the technology listed above may write to: Dr. Chiara F. Ferraris, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Division 862, Building Research, Room B-350, Gaithersburg, MD 20899. This is not an announcement of a contract or grant. Researchers in the Fire Science Division at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have developed a new technology, Environmentally Safe Retardant, NIST Docket Number 95-019. NIST is interested in collaborating with industry on further refinement of the technology for specific applications. Any parties interested in the further development of the technology listed above may write to: Dr. Jeffrey Gilman, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Division 865, Polymers Building, Room B-258, Gaithersburg, MD 20899. This is not an announcement of a contract or grant. NIST Docket Number: 95-019, Title: Environmentally Safe Fire Reardant, Description: Researchers in the Fire Science Division at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have developed a new type of fire retardant additive based on silica and other inorganics for plastic and cellulose materials. These non-halogenated additives control the flammability of polymers by increasing the amount of char created in the initial burning process. Char formation reduces the amount of small, volatile polymer pyrolysis fragments, or fuel, available for burning in the gas phase. This, in turn, reduces the amount of heat feedback to the polymer surface. The char also insulates the underlying virgin polymer.

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