Dilution of Fuel
An inexpensive category of flame retardant is actually introduced to the plastic for a different reason. Many plastics are manufactured with as much as twenty percent filler. The most common filler is calcium carbonate and another is talc. The calcium carbonate is added to make the production of the plastic [...]

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The most common type of flame retardant used in products today is the halogen/antimony oxide combination. The antimony trioxide is a synergist acting with a halogenated compound to use radical quenching as a means to slow the spread of fire. Brominated and chlorinated compounds are used most often. When using a brominated [...]

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