Flame retardants are functional additives that impart flame retardancy to flammable polymers. According to the different components, it can be divided into three types:inorganic flame retardants,organic flame retardantsandorganic and inorganic mixed flame retardants. Inorganic flame retardants are currently the most widely used type of flame retardants, mainly hydrates of hydroxides and oxides of aluminum, magnesium, boron, antimony, and molybdenum. The application products include aluminum hydroxide, magnesium hydroxide, Monoammonium phosphate, diammonium phosphate, ammonium chloride, boric acid, antimony trioxide, silicon, etc. Organic flame retardants mainly include organic halides (organo bromine and organic chlorine), organic phosphide, organic nitrogen, and organic phosphorus/nitrogen intumescent type. Among them, halogen-based flame retardants are currently one of the largest organic flame retardants in the world.

Chemical flame retardants are widely used in plastic products, textiles, building insulation materials, upholstered furniture and children's products to enhance the fire resistance of products, but most of the flame retardants are toxic, which may lead to lower birth rates and congenital malformations of newborns. , children with mental retardation and hormonal disorders and other health hazards, some flame retardants are also refractory and bioaccumulative, threatening the environment and human health. With the in-depth understanding of the developmental toxicity, endocrine disruption, reproductive toxicity and other hazards of flame retardants, combined with the current use of flame retardants, the European Union and many states in the United States have introduced bills to restrict the use of flame retardants in children's products.

Related industry

Electronic appliances,toys, stationery and children's products,textiles, footwear and luggage

Relevant standards

• EU REACH Regulation
• EU RoHS Directive
• EU POPs regulations
• EU EN 71-9 standard
• OEKO-TEX® standard 100
• California Proposition 65
• U.S. state and local laws
• China National Standard GB/T 18885 Technical specifications of ecological textiles
• Global Montreal Protocol
• Stockholm Convention
• IEC 61249-2-21 Halogen Free Requirements

Common flame retardants

Serial No.	Substance name	CAS No.	Abbreviation
1.	2,2-Bis(bromomethyl)propane-1,3-diol	3296-90-0	BBMP
2.	1-Propanol,2,3-dibromo-, 1,1'-(hydrogen phosphate)	5412-25-9	BIS
3.	Boric acid	10043-35-3, 11113-50-1
4.	Decabromodiphenyl oxide	1163-19-5	decaBDE
5.	Diboron trioxide	1303-86-2
6.	Sodium tetraborate	1303-96-4,1330-43-4, 12179-04-3
7.	Heptabromodiphenyl ether	various	heptaBDE
8.	Hexabromocyclododecane	25637-99-4	HBCDD
9.	Hexabrominated diphenyl ether	36483-60-0	hexaBDE
10.	Octabrominated diphenyl ether	32536-52-0	octaBDE
11.	Pentabromodiphenyl ether	32534-81-9	penta BDE
12.	polybrominated biphenyls	59536-65-1	PBB
13.	short chain chlorinated paraffin	85535-84-8	SCCP
14.	Sodium tetraborate heptahydrate	12267-73-1
15.	Tetrabromobisphenol A	79-94-7	TBBPA
16.	Tetrabromodiphenyl ether	various	tetraBDE
17.	1-Propanol,2,3-dibromo-, 1,1',1''-phosphate	126-72-7	TRIS
18.	Tris(2-chloroethyl) phosphate	115-96-8	TCEP
19.	Tris(2-chloro-1-(chloromethyl)ethyl)phosphate	13674-87-8	TDCPP
20.	tri(aziridin-1-yl)phosphine oxide	545-55-1	TEPA
21.	Tris(xylylene) phosphate	25155-23-1	TXP
22.	Tris(2-chloropropyl)phosphate	13674-84-5	TCPP
23.	2-Ethylhexyl 2,3,4,5-tetrabromobenzoate	183658-27-7	TBB
24.	1,2-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, 3,4,5,6-tetrabromo-, bis(2-ethylhexyl) ester	26040-51-7	TBPH
25.	Triphenyl Phosphate	115-86-6	TPP
26.	2,2-bis(chloromethyl)trimethylene bis(bis(2-chloroethyl)phosphate)	38051-10-4	V6
27.	tert-Butylphenyl diphenyl phosphate	56803-37-3	MDPP
28.	di-tert-butylphenyl phenyl phosphate	65652-41-7	DBPP
29.	Tris(4-Tert-Butylphenyl) Phosphate	78-33-1	TBPP

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