Detecting Flame Suppressants

Detecting Flame Suppressants

The European RoHS Directive limits the utilization of specific hazardous substances in polymers, often added to lessen material flammability, known as flame suppressants. Notably, substances like brominated halogenated hydrocarbons or brominated flame suppressants (BFRs) such as polybrominated biphenyls (PBB), hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD), and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) are included.

FTIR spectroscopy stands out as an optimal method for quickly and non-invasively identifying flame suppressant types and for roughly gauging the additive content, usually up to concentrations of around 5%.

Bruker’s solution encompasses a ready-to-use detection and quantification method that includes prevalent plastics and suppressants at various concentration levels, facilitating both the identification of the suppressant and an approximate content estimation.

Additionally, users can access standard libraries of suppressants and plastics, aligning with the typical strategies employed by other manufacturers rooted in standard database searches. For more insights, refer to the application video attached: