Fires

Forces that come into play during fire

What are the processes that occur during a fire?

How does a small flame develop into a full-scale fire?

These are simple questions, but answering them is not so easy. However, we have tried on the following pages to provide some answers, because these questions are important in order to understand how the various types of flame retardants work and what they can do.

01.07.2010EPA Project: Flame Retardants in Printed Circuit Boards Partnership
Circuit boards are commonly found in electronics in consumer and indus... more...

10.06.2010Flame retardant substitution activities in electrical and electronic equipment: RoHS, (EU impact assessment) and stakeholder positions
RoHS recast: Members of European Parliament find compromise on halogen... more...

20.05.2010Transport fire safety engineering in the European Union (TRANSFEU)
In the frame of the European Community's Seventh Framework Programme F... more...

15.04.2010EPEAT - an American ecolabel system for IT equipment - discussion on restriction of halogenated flame retardants
In 2007, an Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) f... more...

11.03.2010Biopolymers: Polylactic acid and flame retardancy
Biopolymers have gained much attention, because they are based on "ren... more...

04.02.2010Processing and Upscaling of Fire-Resistant Nano-Filled Thermosetting Polyester Resin
In the frame of the European Community's Seventh Framework Programme F... more...