Development and present status of fire retardant coating were summarized as well as the sorting process, fireproofing mechanism and characteristics of some important coating.

• 摘要综述了防火涂料的发展、现状、分类方法、防火机理以及几类重要防火涂料的特点，介绍了防火涂料的测试方法，评述了防火涂料在实际应用中存在的问题，指出了解决方法。