CURING OF INTUMESCENT COATING COMPOSITIONS BY APPLICATION OF PULSED INFRARED RADIATION

The present disclosure relates to a method of imparting fire resistance to a substrate by applying an intumescent coating composition on a surface of a substrate or forming an intumescent coating composition into a self-supporting film or sheet and applying a pulsed infrared radiation to form a cured intumescent coating or a cured self-supporting film or sheet, and applying the self-supporting film or sheet to a part of a surface of the substrate. The present disclosure further relates to the use of an intumescent coating composition and use of pulsed infrared radiation.