Fire risks of lithium ion battery electrolytes

Fire risks of lithium ion battery electrolytes

Lithium ion batteries use highly flammable liquid organic electrolytes. Solutions include flame retardants. Current state-of-the-art lithium ion batteries use LiPF6 as electrolyte salt in an organic carbonate solvent, a system which is flammable and thermally...
PIN FR polypropylene (PP) for fire safety

PIN FR polypropylene (PP) for fire safety

Sirmax (US) offers PP compounds to UL 94 V-0 (0.8 mm) for EV, consumer & industry applications where fire safety is essential. The non-halogenated flame retardant grades are low-toxicity and include copolymers, talc-filled, glass fibre reinforced or based on...
PIN FR cables prevent fire spread

PIN FR cables prevent fire spread

Tests with full scale table trays show halogenated cables spread fire whereas PIN flame retardant cable do not. Four tests looked at spread between electrical cabinets, through the cabinet wall and via floor or ceiling trays of cables close to the cabinets. Poorly...
Intense fire resistant PIN polyamide for EVs

Intense fire resistant PIN polyamide for EVs

Ascend Performance Materials’ PIN FR PA66 resistant to 1100°C flame for 15 minutes for electric vehicle battery safety. The non-halogenated flame retardant performance polymer offers fire protection performance to SAE AS5127 (aerospace specification), better than...
PIN FRs for fire safety of recycled textiles

PIN FRs for fire safety of recycled textiles

Insulation panels produced from of end-of-life textiles must be fire safety treated for safe use in buildings. In this study, an insulating panel material made from recycled automotive textiles (seats, ceiling upholstery, foot pads, anti-noise …) with polyurethane...