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Every product that experiences record breaking sales and beats its competition by a mile has some unique selling propositions which make customers opt for it. Flame retardancy is one of the characteristics that people desire in their products. Let's get to know how flame retardants help in getting better product sales.   What are flame retardants? Flame retardants are chemicals which are added to product materials so that the start of a fire can be prevented. They either slow down the growth of fire or completely stop it dead in its tracks. Smart manufacturers have been making use of flame retardants and anti dripping agents in their consumer and industrial products since 1970s in order to make their products fire resistant by lowering the ignition time of the material.   Flame retardant has applications in in various industries. They are utilised in furnishings, electronics, construction material, insulation items, automobile parts and much more.   Why sh...

Flame retardants are used widely to prevent the ignition of flammable materials like plastics. Not all flame retardants are the same. There is a diverse range of fire retardants that vary by application. However, they all perform the same function- inhibit or suppress fire ignition!   Different Plastic Products Different Fire Retardants While incorporating these additives in plastics, manufacturers keep in mind the materials’ attributes, usage, properties, and potential fire risk. This is because different products have to meet different safety requirements and performance standards. For example, fire retardant additives found in plastics used in laundry dryers have to be different than those used in computers, or circuit boards. There are regulatory bodies such as REACH, WRAS, EC, ROHS, FDA playing an important role in testing, approving, or overseeing the flame retardation property of the additives.   Functions of Flame Retardants in plastics The demand placed o...

Polymers are widely used in various applications. However, just like the majority of other organic compounds polymers are also flammable. These lightweight, high-performance polymeric materials offer many advantages in industrial as well as commercial applications, but they greatly increase the risk of fire because of their flammable property. To help overcome this issue Gujarat Fluorochemicals Limited (GFL) has come up with fluorine-based fire retardants catering to the material requirements of various industries.   Fire Retardant Chemistry   When a polymer comes into contact with flame, the following types of products are released: 1.     Combustible gases (like methane, ethane, and carbon monoxide) 2.     Noncombustible gases (like carbon dioxide, hydrogen bromide, and hydrogen chloride) 3.     Liquids which are partially degraded polymers 4.     Fine particles of the decomposing polymers 5. ...

 Any plastic manufacturer can let you know what importance the polymer plastic additives hold in providing strength, impact resistance, flame retardancy and other desirable properties to the material. Utilising additives in polymer plastics increase the end value provided to the customers and elevate the appeal of plastic products.   One of the top priorities of the processors is making plastics fire safe in order to provide safe solutions to the end customers. Launching products which are fire proof in the market can prevent disaster and destruction that would have been caused due to fire accidents otherwise.   Anti Dripping Additives For Plastics Adding one of the effective anti dripping additives for plastics can improve their properties and make them suitable for a range of applications that they earlier fell short to be useful in. It would be advantageous for the processors to include flame retardants as this would provide greater utility to the customers, ...

Polypropylene (PP) is a commodity plastic involved in a wide range of applications. It is an economical material that offers outstanding physical, chemical, mechanical, thermal, and electrical properties. For this reason development of flame retardant additives for polypropylene has become an important area of research. Different types of flame retardants have been used in PP, for example, halogen-based, phosphorus-based, silicon-based nitrogen-based, metal hydrate & oxide, and intumescent.   Mechanism of Flame Retardancy Like other synthetic polymers, the high carbon and hydrogen content of Polypropylene (PP) makes it combustible. To enable PP to be used safely, Fire retardants are added in applications where an enhanced flame retardant capability is required. However, these additives don’t make the compound non-combustible, they make it more ignition resistant. Flame retardants are added so that the flame spread time during burning can be considerably increased compa...