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Palestra Internacional De Sustentabilidade - Fire safety versus environmental concerns – how can we achieve sustainable solutions for flame retardants in electronic equipment?
Data: 02 de maio de 2011
Horário: às 10:30h
Local: Auditório do Centro de Tecnologia da Informação Renato Archer - CTI
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Fire safety versus environmental concerns – how can we achieve sustainable solutions for flame retardants in electronic equipment?
Dr. Adrian Beard,
pinfa (non-halogenated phosphorus, inorganic and nitrogen flame retardants association), c/o European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic) and Clariant Corporation
D-50354 Huerth, Germany
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Abstract
Since the early 1990ies, flame retardants have become a subject of environmental research and concerns. It started with investigations into the potential formation of halogenated dioxins and furans by thermal processes from polybrominated flame retardants and later continued with widespread findings of these flame retardants in the environment and biota.
In response to these developments and corresponding legislative activities in Europe and elsewhere, flame retardants based on different chemistries like phosphorus, nitrogen and inorganic aluminium and magnesium compounds have been developed. Most of these alternative flame retardants are less extensively studied than the traditional halogenated ones. However, basic information on these materials is available and in addition to regulatory requirements like the upcoming registrations under REACH (the new European chemicals legislation), some producers have already engaged in testing of migration behaviour and combustion products. The recently founded association of manufacturers for “non-halogenated phosphorus, inorganic and nitrogen flame retardants” (pinfa) has stated the goal to generate more information and make it available to the public. Pinfa strives to enter a constructive dialogue with all stakeholders including environmental non-governmental organisations (NGOs). The need for (fire) safe products needs to be balanced with environmental concerns and therefore, flame retardants should be optimized to meet technical, economic and environmental criteria.
This paper will give an overview of current regulatory activities with relevance for flame retardants with an emphasis on REACH. In addition, projects related to the environmental assessment of alternative flame retardants, like the design for environment project of the US EPA and the European research project ENFIRO which studies the environmental and toxicity profile of flame retardants in a prototypical case study, will be presented.
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