The contribution of flame retardants to fire safety cannot be underestimated

2022-08-03 16:08:28

The contribution of flame retardants to fire safety cannot be underestimated. Zhou Zhengmao said that studies in Europe, the United States and India have shown that flame retardants in upholstered furniture can slow down the spread of fire and provide valuable escape time for people. According to the assessment of the European Commission, the use of flame retardants has reduced the number of fire deaths in Europe by 20% in the past 10 years. In July, 2013, the Asiana air crash in San Francisco, the United States, 304 of the 307 passengers were able to escape, thanks to the wide application of flame retardant materials in the body, avoiding more casualties. When reviewing the good news in 2013, National Radio ranked the application of flame retardant materials in the aviation field as the top.

The varieties and consumption of domestic flame retardants are mainly organic flame retardants, and the production and consumption of inorganic flame retardants are still small, but in recent years, the development momentum is good, and the market potential is large. Halogenated flame retardants commonly used in flame retardants have unparalleled high efficiency compared with other flame retardants, but their harm to the environment and people can not be ignored. Environmental protection is the focus of the development and application of additives, so both at home and abroad have been adjusting the product structure of flame retardants and increasing the development of efficient and environmentally friendly flame retardants. Halogen free, low smoke and low toxicity flame retardants have always been the goal pursued by people. In recent years, people have shown great enthusiasm for the development of halogen-free flame retardants, invested a lot of strength, and achieved considerable results.

With the strengthening of national requirements for flame retardant technology, the development and development of flame retardants in China will have a better and broad prospect. China should improve the ability of development and innovation, and promote the development of flame retardant industry in the direction of environmental protection, low toxicity, high efficiency and multi-function.

The production and application of flame retardants have entered a steady development stage after experiencing the vigorous development in the early 1980s. With the development of China's synthetic material industry and the continuous expansion of application fields, flame retardants have broad market prospects in various fields such as chemical building materials, electronic appliances, transportation, aerospace, daily furniture, interior decoration, clothing, food, housing and transportation. In addition, coal fields, oil fields, forest fire extinguishing and other fields have also promoted the rapid development of China's production of flame retardants and fire extinguishing agents. In China, flame retardants have developed into the second largest polymer material modification additive after plasticizers. In recent years, the production and consumption of flame retardants in China have continued to develop, and the consumption of flame retardants in China has risen sharply. The increased market share mainly comes from two aspects: electronic and electrical appliances and automobile markets.