Table 1.

List of fire-retardant chemicals, along with their chemical formulas and melting or boiling points (MP/BP), sourced from the internet (Wikipedia).

Fire-Retardant Chemicals	Chemical Formula	MP/BP (°C)	Ref.
Aluminum hydroxide	Al(OH)3	300	[33]
Aluminum phosphate	AlPO4	1800	[34]
Ammonium polyphosphate	(NH4)3PO4	260–320	[35]
Antimony trioxide	Sb2O3	656	[36]
Borax	Na2B4O7·10H2O	743	[37]
Boric acid	H3BO3	170	[38]
Brominated flame retardants	Varies	280–345	[39]
Chlorinated flame retardants	Varies	Varies	[39]
Diethyl ethyl phosphonate	C6H15O3P	198	[40]
Dimethyl methyl phosphonate	C3H9O3P	181	[41]
Graphene and graphene oxide	C, CxHyOz	3000	[42]
Graphite	C	3650	[43]
Hydrated lime	Ca(OH)2	580	[44]
Layered double hydroxides	Varies	>900	[45]
Magnesium hydroxide	Mg(OH)2	350	[46]
Melamine	C3H6N6	345	[46]
Melamine cyanurate	C6H9N9O3	350	[47]
Melamine phosphate	C3H9N6O4P	120–122	[48]
Melamine polyphosphate	C3H9N6O4P	>350	[49]
Red phosphorus	P4	590	[50]
Silicon dioxide (silica)	SiO2	1610	[51]
Trimethylphosphate	C3H9O4P	156	[52]
Triphenyl phosphate	C18H15O4P	50	[53]
Tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate	C9H15Cl3O4P	315	[54]
Zinc borate	Zn2B6O11·3.5H2O	980	[55]
Zinc oxide	ZnO	1975	[56]
Vanadium oxide	V2O5	1967	[57]
Tin oxide	SnO, SnO2	1630	[58]