Furnished room fire tests conclude that flame retardants do not increase smoke toxicity. The room tests are described in Blais 2020 (see pinfa Newsletter n°104). Nine rooms (five gave useable smoke toxicity data) were furnished with a couch, an armchair, a flat-panel...
The EU plastics industry federation reports on benefits and opportunities of recycling and calls for incentives. The “ReShaping Plastics” report (SYSTEMIQ for PlasticsEurope) says current industry and policy actions could more than double plastics recycling from 14%...
z2data Webinar with Design Chain Associates says circularity drives to sustainable chemicals, and EU Green Deal policies will make this happen. Environmental compliance, sustainability, safety and performance expert, Michael Kirschner, says the electronics industry...
Solvent is shown to dissolve the phosphorus FR BDP from PC/ABS, enabling recovery of the PIN FR for recycling. The solvent N, N-dimethylcyclohexylamine (DMCHA) was used because of its switchable hydrophilicity. Powdered commercial FR PC/ABS resin (containing the...
The PIN FR DOPO is shown to achieve fire and mechanical performance, transparency and recyclability in epoxy. The commercial phosphorus PIN FR 9,10-dihydro-9-oxa-10-phosphaphenanthrene 10-oxide (DOPO) was pre-reacted into DGEBA epoxy before curing. AFD (4-Aminophenyl...
