pinfa member BASF has developed new bromine, chlorine and antimony free FR polyamide and polyester solutions for IT, construction, e-mobility. The new compounds are an unreinforced polyester, and a reinforced polyamide. They offer fire performance (UL94-V0 @ 0.4 mm),...
Tests show that 3D-printed polycarbonate with and without PIN FRs show different fire performance results than granules. 3D-printable polycarbonate (Covestro) was tested with two different transparency-compatible PIN FR masterbatches (Gabriel-Chemie) then extruded to...
Flame retardants are a key protection technology to reduce the specific problem of lithium-ion battery fires. Fires in lithium ion batteries (LIB) are uncommon, but are of concern because such batteries are ubiquitous, with increasingly large units such as in...
The UK Channel4 TV series has featured intumescent FR paint, shown as saving the character of a front-edge renovation. The Channel4 series, running since 1999, features outstanding house renovations, in this case a Victorian dairy building in London transformed by...
A review of organophosphate FRs in indoor dust in China suggests that they do not pose a direct health risk. The review aims to include all relevant data on OPFRs. 618 publications were identified, screened down to cover 41 sampling locations. OPFR levels were highest...
