The Necessity of Flame Retardant Rattan

As a natural material, rattan is flammable and its products are widely used in homes, hotels, and other places. Rattan flame retardant is essential, from the perspective of life safety, it can delay the fire and buy people time to escape; From the perspective of property protection, it can reduce the burning speed and degree of damage in fires, and minimize losses; It also meets the requirements of fire safety regulations. Flame retardants can be added during production or surface treatment can be applied to products to achieve rattan flame retardancy.

Here are some commonly used rattan flame retardants:
1.  Bromo antimony system flame retardant :
-Antimony trioxide: often used in combination with brominated flame retardants. During the combustion process, antimony trioxide reacts with bromide and undergoes thermal decomposition to produce antimony chloride. Antimony chloride can stay in the combustion zone for a long time, isolate the air, and thus have a good flame retardant effect. However, brominated antimony flame retardants may produce a certain amount of smoke and toxic gases during combustion, which needs to be considered comprehensively when used.
-Bromine based flame retardants, such as decabromodiphenyl ethane, have the advantages of high flame retardant efficiency, low dosage, and good compatibility with materials. They are widely used in rattan flame retardant applications. However, due to the presence of bromine, its application may be limited in the face of increasing environmental requirements.
2. Aluminum Hydroxide and Magnesium Hydroxide :
-Aluminum hydroxide is a common inorganic flame retardant that has the advantages of being non-toxic, stable, and does not produce toxic gases at high temperatures. It is also relatively inexpensive and widely available. Adding an appropriate amount of aluminum hydroxide to rattan flame retardant can slow down the thermal decomposition temperature of rattan, reduce the combustion rate, and decrease the amount of smoke produced. But its decomposition temperature is low, the heat absorption is small, and its performance in suppressing material temperature rise is relatively weak.
-Magnesium hydroxide: The decomposition temperature is relatively high, around 340-490 ℃, with a large amount of heat absorption, which has a good effect on suppressing the temperature rise of the material. And magnesium hydroxide can also reduce the amount of smoke produced during plastic combustion. The composite use of aluminum hydroxide and magnesium hydroxide can complement each other and improve the flame retardant effect.
3. Ammonium polyphosphate : belongs to the phosphorus based flame retardant, with high phosphorus content and good thermal stability. Ammonium polyphosphate can promote the formation of a carbon layer on the surface of rattan during combustion, isolate oxygen and heat, prevent the spread of flames, and has good flame retardant properties. At the same time, it has a good synergistic effect with other flame retardants and can be used in combination with aluminum hydroxide, magnesium hydroxide, etc. to improve the flame retardant effect of rattan.
4. Zinc borate: It has multiple functions such as flame retardancy, smoke suppression, and carbonization. During the combustion of rattan, zinc borate can promote the formation of a dense carbon layer on the surface of the rattan, preventing the transfer of oxygen and heat, thereby playing a role in flame retardancy. In addition, zinc borate can also reduce smoke production during combustion and lower the risk of fire hazards.
5. Halogen free flame retardants : With the increasing demand for environmental protection, the application of halogen-free flame retardants is receiving more and more attention. For example, some new phosphorus nitrogen based halogen-free flame retardants do not produce toxic gases such as hydrogen halides during combustion, making them environmentally friendly. This type of flame retardant works through various mechanisms such as condensed phase flame retardant and gas-phase flame retardant, which can effectively improve the flame retardant performance of rattan.