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Trends in Fire Safety and Innovative Flame Retardants for Plastics
The 19th SKZ International Conference on Fire Safety and Innovative Flame Retardants for Plastics will focus on the latest developments in fire safety regulations and testing, sustainability and circular economy issues, as well as new and advanced flame retardants systems and their use in polymers.
The focus is on new developments in the construction industry such as the revision of the Construction Products Regulation, the fire safety of façades and buildings in the context of rapidly…
The 19th SKZ International Conference on Fire Safety and Innovative Flame Retardants for Plastics will focus on the latest developments in fire safety regulations and testing, sustainability and circular economy issues, as well as new and advanced flame retardants systems and their use in polymers.
The focus is on new developments in the construction industry such as the revision of the Construction Products Regulation, the fire safety of façades and buildings in the context of rapidly advancing electrification, as well as on fire safety aspects of e-mobility with contributions on photovoltaics, e-vehicles and Li-ion batteries. In addition, issues relating to the service life of flame retardants in practice and their significance in the circular economy are of increasing importance.
As far as the flame retardants themselves are concerned, recent research results on flame retardant mechanisms and flame retardants systems in various polymers, textiles and wood will be presented. Practical applications are also covered: proven and advanced commercial flame retardants systems for technical and high-temperature resistant plastics, elastomers, textiles and thermosets - especially in applications such as E-mobility and batteries - cover this important aspect of fire safety.
The conference will be held in English and give you the opportunity to discuss and network with international experts and speakers from Germany and abroad. Conference chairman and speakers will have pleasure in debating challenges and issues with you for finding solutions to your specific needs.
- Advanced Flame Retardant Systems and Polymers
- Innovative Flame Retardant Systems: Mechanisms and Applications
- Trends in Fire Safety and Testing
- All presentations will be given in English
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Conference Chair
Dr. Jürgen Troitzsch
Fire and Environment Protection Service FEPS
Our speakers
Dr. Thomas Dittmar
Martinswerk GmbH
Dr. Bernhard Schartel
Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung BAM
Klaus Rathberger
Georg H. Luh GmbH Farben- und Chemikalien-Großhandel
Dr.-Ing. Tamim Sidiki
Envalior B.V.
Günter Prautzsch
AKRO-PLASTIC GmbH
Prof. Dr. Sabine Fuchs
Hochschule Hamm-Lippstadt
Dipl.-Phys. Edith Antonatus
Consultancy
Dr. Thomas Mayer-Gall
Deutsches Textilforschungszentrum Nord-West gGmbH
Dr. Sebastian Harms
Chemische Fabrik Budenheim KG
Dr. Bianca Fischer
AKRO-PLASTIC GmbH
Dr. Christian Battenberg
Clariant Plastics & Coatings (Deutschland) GmbH
Dr. Melis Arin
ICL Industrial Products
Dr. Yannick Le Tallec
Efectis France Engineering & Certification
Dr. Thomas Dittmar
Martinswerk GmbH
Dr. Bernhard Schartel
Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung BAM
Klaus Rathberger
Georg H. Luh GmbH Farben- und Chemikalien-Großhandel
Dr.-Ing. Tamim Sidiki
Envalior B.V.
Günter Prautzsch
AKRO-PLASTIC GmbH
Prof. Dr. Sabine Fuchs
Hochschule Hamm-Lippstadt
Dipl.-Phys. Edith Antonatus
Consultancy
Dr. Thomas Mayer-Gall
Deutsches Textilforschungszentrum Nord-West gGmbH
Dr. Sebastian Harms
Chemische Fabrik Budenheim KG
Dr. Bianca Fischer
AKRO-PLASTIC GmbH
Dr. Christian Battenberg
Clariant Plastics & Coatings (Deutschland) GmbH
Dr. Melis Arin
ICL Industrial Products
Dr. Yannick Le Tallec
Efectis France Engineering & Certification
Conference program
"Trends in Fire Safety and Innovative Flame Retardants for Plastics"
- The current situation
- What will change for fire related products
- Time frame for the application of the new CPR
- The role of façade fires for different types of buildings
- Current regulations in different European countries
- Results and consequences of the EU project for “a method to assess the fire performance of facades”
- FRs efficiency after aging
- Mechanical recycling
- FR products lifetime
- BSEF introduction & Importance of BFRs for Circular Economy
- DSS+ study findings regarding BFRs and WEEE plastics & POP containing waste situation
- Further research: Recycling Technologies Definitions & Processors (ex. PSLoop), CDU Pyrolysis, SMX tagging
- PV Modules
- Heat pumps and batteries
- Car Parks and charging points
- Why is PU burning like hell? Melt flow and intrinsic pool fire formation
- Why is foam burning like hell? Cells, collapses, residues
- How does an evidence-based flame-retardant strategy for PU foams look like?
- halogen-free flame retardants
- organo-phosphorus (co-)polymers
- functionalized silica nanoparticles
- Green Flame retardants based on phosphazenes and N-P-silanes
- Versatile application fields
- Transfer from textiles to weather resistant flame-retardant wood coatings
- Advantages of ATH as fire retardant for elastomers
- Fine precipitated ATH in rubber for B&C and transportation
- Combination of ATH and other FR in XL-EVM to boost efficiency
- Expandable graphite, introduction, mode of action and possibilities to match specific applications
- New developments in engineering plastics
- Future trends
- Implications of 800V technology in EV charging
- Effect of the transition from 12V to 48V secondary supply voltage in EVs
- Mitigating thermal runaway risk in EVs
- Battery housings made of composite materials
- Practical strategies for ensuring the flame resistance of these modern materials in thermal runaway
- Outlook on other applications such as using polyurethane foams between the battery cells and how to protect them in case of fire
- Polyketones and cross-linking
- Requirements in battery electric vehicle applications
- Special Properties of FR-Polyketones - processing and flammability
- Comparison of FR-PK with other engineering resins - performance and regulatory aspects
- Additive to improve CTI in high voltage applications
- Eco-friendly, non-halogenated flame retardants in thermoplastics
- Effective flame retardancy in 100% PCR polypropylene
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25.09. - 26.09.2024
Trends in Fire Safety and Innovative Flame Retardants for Plastics
The 19th SKZ International Conference on Fire Safety and Innovative Flame Retardants for Plastics will focus on the latest developments in fire safety regulations and testing, sustainability and circular economy issues, as well as new and advanced flame retardants systems and their use in polymers.
The focus is on new developments in the construction industry such as the revision of the Construction Products Regulation, the fire safety of façades and buildings in the context of rapidly…
The 19th SKZ International Conference on Fire Safety and Innovative Flame Retardants for Plastics will focus on the latest developments in fire safety regulations and testing, sustainability and circular economy issues, as well as new and advanced flame retardants systems and their use in polymers.
The focus is on new developments in the construction industry such as the revision of the Construction Products Regulation, the fire safety of façades and buildings in the context of rapidly advancing electrification, as well as on fire safety aspects of e-mobility with contributions on photovoltaics, e-vehicles and Li-ion batteries. In addition, issues relating to the service life of flame retardants in practice and their significance in the circular economy are of increasing importance.
As far as the flame retardants themselves are concerned, recent research results on flame retardant mechanisms and flame retardants systems in various polymers, textiles and wood will be presented. Practical applications are also covered: proven and advanced commercial flame retardants systems for technical and high-temperature resistant plastics, elastomers, textiles and thermosets - especially in applications such as E-mobility and batteries - cover this important aspect of fire safety.
The conference will be held in English and give you the opportunity to discuss and network with international experts and speakers from Germany and abroad. Conference chairman and speakers will have pleasure in debating challenges and issues with you for finding solutions to your specific needs.
- Advanced Flame Retardant Systems and Polymers
- Innovative Flame Retardant Systems: Mechanisms and Applications
- Trends in Fire Safety and Testing
- All presentations will be given in English
Follow this event online at
Conference Chair
Dr. Jürgen Troitzsch
Fire and Environment Protection Service FEPS
Conference program
"Trends in Fire Safety and Innovative Flame Retardants for Plastics"
- The current situation
- What will change for fire related products
- Time frame for the application of the new CPR
- The role of façade fires for different types of buildings
- Current regulations in different European countries
- Results and consequences of the EU project for “a method to assess the fire performance of facades”
- FRs efficiency after aging
- Mechanical recycling
- FR products lifetime
- BSEF introduction & Importance of BFRs for Circular Economy
- DSS+ study findings regarding BFRs and WEEE plastics & POP containing waste situation
- Further research: Recycling Technologies Definitions & Processors (ex. PSLoop), CDU Pyrolysis, SMX tagging
- PV Modules
- Heat pumps and batteries
- Car Parks and charging points
- Why is PU burning like hell? Melt flow and intrinsic pool fire formation
- Why is foam burning like hell? Cells, collapses, residues
- How does an evidence-based flame-retardant strategy for PU foams look like?
- halogen-free flame retardants
- organo-phosphorus (co-)polymers
- functionalized silica nanoparticles
- Green Flame retardants based on phosphazenes and N-P-silanes
- Versatile application fields
- Transfer from textiles to weather resistant flame-retardant wood coatings
- Advantages of ATH as fire retardant for elastomers
- Fine precipitated ATH in rubber for B&C and transportation
- Combination of ATH and other FR in XL-EVM to boost efficiency
- Expandable graphite, introduction, mode of action and possibilities to match specific applications
- New developments in engineering plastics
- Future trends
- Implications of 800V technology in EV charging
- Effect of the transition from 12V to 48V secondary supply voltage in EVs
- Mitigating thermal runaway risk in EVs
- Battery housings made of composite materials
- Practical strategies for ensuring the flame resistance of these modern materials in thermal runaway
- Outlook on other applications such as using polyurethane foams between the battery cells and how to protect them in case of fire
- Polyketones and cross-linking
- Requirements in battery electric vehicle applications
- Special Properties of FR-Polyketones - processing and flammability
- Comparison of FR-PK with other engineering resins - performance and regulatory aspects
- Additive to improve CTI in high voltage applications
- Eco-friendly, non-halogenated flame retardants in thermoplastics
- Effective flame retardancy in 100% PCR polypropylene
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The 19th SKZ International Conference on Fire Safety and Innovative Flame Retardants for Plastics will focus on the latest developments in fire safety regulations and testing, sustainability and circular economy issues, as well as new and advanced flame retardants systems and their use in polymers.
The focus is on new developments in the construction industry such as the revision of the Construction Products Regulation, the fire safety of façades and buildings in the context of rapidly advancing electrification, as well as on fire safety aspects of e-mobility with contributions on photovoltaics, e-vehicles and Li-ion batteries. In addition, issues relating to the service life of flame retardants in practice and their significance in the circular economy are of increasing importance.
As far as the flame retardants themselves are concerned, recent research results on flame retardant mechanisms and flame retardants systems in various polymers, textiles and wood will be presented.…
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