Thermal runaway and fire test of large cell battery shows high toxic emissions and dangers to firefighters. Seven tests were carried out on large (300 Ah, 0.54 kg) single cell LiFePO4 cathode lithium ion battery, as used in buses or for energy storage. The battery was...
A combination of ammonium polyphosphate and magnesium-iron-LDH halved smoke density and toxicity of polyurethane. Thermoplastic polyurethane was PIN flame retarded with APP (ammonium polyphosphate) and magnesium iron layered double hydroxide (MgFeLDH) at 20% loading...
Phosphorus PIN FRs tested in carbon-fibre reinforced epoxy reduced generation of respirable fibres in fire tests. Samples were produced using epoxy resin* and carbon fibre fabric, with 0 – 15% loading of three different phosphorus PIN FRs** and also a combination of...
A review of over 4 000 publications 2014-2020 identified 90 articles with useable data on organophosphate esther (OP) exposure covering OP’s used in many applications (lubricants, food packaging, plastics, plasticisers, flame retardants, glues …) and exposure via air,...
The brominated flame retardant industry, BSEF, has published a report by SOFIES discussing brominated flame retardants in WEEE recycling. The report was presumably funded by BSEF (but this is not stated) and appears to be based on 50 references and input from around...
