US federal Department of the Interior Opinion suggests wildfire chemicals have limited impacts on ecosystems and species. The revised opinion, based on extensive consultation, updates previous documents and specifically considers a significant number of threated...
The EU has published a proposal to Restrict some 10 000 polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), including PTFE. This was announced with the EU Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability in 2020. The proposal specifies per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) proposed for...
Burnblock’s PIN flame / fire retardant has been certified EN16516 with no detectable VOC emissions after 28 days. All (100%) of the different chemical substances constituting the Burnblock® ingredient are natural, the Burnblock® ingredients are 100% biodegradable and...
Fire performance synergies are shown between phosphorus PIN flame retardant and different PIN mineral additives. The well-recognised PIN phosphorus flame retardant DEPAL (aluminium diethyl phosphinate) was tested in injection molded polyamide 6 alone (15%) or with...
Silylamine and siloxyamine compounds showed flame retardancy in PP, PE and epoxy and synergy with P FR. Seventeen different N-Si and N-O-Si were synthesised, based on phthalimide (reacted to silyphthalimides or siloxyphthalimides) or on pyromelletic diimides. These...