PIN FR engineering thermoplastic

PIN FR engineering thermoplastic

pinfa member Asahi Kasei’s PIN FR mPPE shows application success in automotive, electronics, photovoltaics, and water installations. mPPE (modified polyphenylene ether) is a combination of polyphenylene ether with polystyrene, polyamide, polypropylene, polyphenylene...
PIN FR labels for fire-safe electronics

PIN FR labels for fire-safe electronics

Polyonics continues to improve its non-halogen flame-resistant labels for miniature, high-power electronics. Component and material labels in electronic equipment and batteries are essential to enable component and material identification, quality control, commercial...
TCO Generation9 targets safer chemicals

TCO Generation9 targets safer chemicals

Updated certification for IT equipment again restricts halogenated substances and authorises safer PIN FRs. The TCO Certified Generation9, the health, environment and worker protection label for office and home electronics, is updated to further address sustainability...
FRs and solvent chemical recycling

FRs and solvent chemical recycling

Different solvents were tested for chemical recycling of mixed E&E waste showing recovery of polymers and removal of FRs. Mixed, shredded E&E plastic waste was provided by a commercial waste recycler in the USA, after mill beating and metal separation. This...
UV cured PIN FR coating

UV cured PIN FR coating

Texas A&M scientists propose phosphorus-based one-dip UV cured fire protective coatings for wood and other materials. The new coating presented at the ACS (American Chemical Society) conference uses an aqueous solution of hydroxyethyl methacrylate phosphate (HMP)...