Hi Richard:
> Does anyone know of web sites or other sources that describe feasible
> alternatives to bominated fire retardants in plastics?
There are a number of alternatives to brominated
fire retardants:
Phosphorus
Mineral
Phosphorus is probably the most-used.
There are some other up-and-coming fire retardants,
one of which, I believe, is sand (or silicon).
You might try:
www.polymeradditives.com
to get an idea of the various fire retardant
additives and manufacturers.
Or, you can buy a good book on flame-retardants:
International Plastics Flammability Handbook
by Jurgen Troitzsch
Hanser Publishers
ISBN 3-446-15156-7 Carl Hanser Verlag, Munich
ISBN 0-19-520797-1 Oxford University Press, New York
Finally, check out:
www.albermarle.com/saytexbrochf.htm
This web site discusses some of the hazardous
products of combustion from various brominated
fire retardants. This web site may not be
impartial.
Best regards,
Rich
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