How to use polyethylene flame retardant?--Novista Chemicals

1.Add a halogen-containing Flame Retardant to polyethylene during processing. Bromine and chlorine are halogens used in fire-retardant compounds. Polyethylene is usually produced with fillers, unreactive compounds added to the polymer. Brominated compounds are the most widely used fire-retardant compounds. Add them instead of filler. Brominated compounds prevent fires, because they break down at high temperatures, such as those produced by a fire, and form water and bromide radicals which quench the fire.

2.Add antimony trioxide together with a brominated compound to polyethylene during processing. Antimony trioxide acts synergistically with brominated compounds to enhance fire-retardant properties by slowing down the combustion process.

3.Add a phosphorus-containing compound together with a brominated compound to make polyethylene fire retardant. Phosphorus flame retardants prevent fire by promoting charring. In case of fire, a phosphorus compound will release phosphoric acid, which produces a thick layer of carbon and will cut off the fuel for the flame.

4.Add hydrated aluminum oxide or magnesium oxide alone or together with bromine or phosphorus compounds to low density polyethylene. During a fire, these compounds decompose and absorb energy. They reduce the fire by releasing water and form a fire barrier by charring. Alum oxide and magnesium oxide are non-toxic, non-volatile and environmentally friendly.


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