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Nov 2, 2009 | Article
Direct property losses by fires are roughly 0.2% of the gross domestic product and the total costs of fires are around 1% of the gross domestic product. Therefore, it is important to develop...
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Jul 1, 2009 | Article
Among all the polymer additives there is one category that is always generating discussions and interests : this is the Flame retardants category. A lot has already being said on...
Mar 10, 2009 | Article
Most common fillers and reinforcements have a micrometric size and must be used at levels in the order of 10% and more.From a strictly geometrical point of view, the size reduction of a particle...
Nov 6, 2008 | Article
Electrical and electronic (EE) applications - including housings, wire and cable, and internals such as connectors – are the largest market for flame retardants in plastics globally. Flame retardant...
Jul 11, 2008 | Article
Up-to-date trends in polymer industry include the respect of environment, ecology requirements and economy of resources and energy. The manufacture, use and disposal of polymers build a complex...
Jan 23, 2008 | Article
The deepest dream of any engineer or designer is to manufacture in an only one continuous process leading directly from the raw materials up to a packaged device. With the inescapable evolution of...
Thursday May 30, 2024
By Richard Hull
Characterize the behavior of Flame Retardants by understanding quantitative analysis (LOI, UL 94...) for traditional & alternative FRs and get an insight into new/emerging techniques. Richard Hull...
Wednesday Mar 6, 2024
Get a grip over your flame-retardant selection strategies by learning about halogen-free alternatives (phosphorus, silicates...) their chemistries & problems with currently available commercial...
Wednesday Sep 20, 2023
Pre-select more efficiently flame retardants that can enable you to pass regulatory tests by increasing your ability to interpret cone calorimeter results. Parameters affecting cone calorimeter...
Selection Guide
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