Richard Hull is the Professor of Chemistry and Fire Science at the University of Central Lancashire. He leads be Centre for Fire and Hazards Science, whose expertise focuses on fire chemistry, fire science and fire toxicity. He has studied the chemistry of fire and fire retardant behaviour during and after his PhD in the 1980s. He has over 130 peer reviewed publications on fire science and fire toxicity and has research income exceeding £2 million.
His recent work includes: a UK government project investigating the impact of UK furniture flammability regulations, which generally require the use of additive flame ...
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Richard Hull is the Professor of Chemistry and Fire Science at the University of Central Lancashire. He leads be Centre for Fire and Hazards Science, whose expertise focuses on fire chemistry, fire science and fire toxicity. He has studied the chemistry of fire and fire retardant behaviour during and after his PhD in the 1980s. He has over 130 peer reviewed publications on fire science and fire toxicity and has research income exceeding £2 million.
His recent work includes: a UK government project investigating the impact of UK furniture flammability regulations, which generally require the use of additive flame retardants in both fabric and filling; developing a methodology for quantifying smoke toxicity; and the development of fire protective coatings and treatments.
He is invited to give plenary lectures at most of the world's major fire conferences, and the network within the fire retardant community keeps him abreast of the most recent development across the globe. Following the 2017 Grenfell Tower Fire, he gave over 20 broadcast media interviews, in news and documentary programmes, on the fire behaviour of cladding materials.
He co-edited Fire Retardancy of Polymers: New Strategies and Mechanisms with Prof Kandola, from Bolton, published the Royal Society of Chemistry in 2009, and co-edited a 700-page reference work Fire Toxicity with Prof Stec from Central Lancashire, published by Woodhead/Elsevier in 2010.
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