Unlock Exclusive Discounts & Flash Sales! Click Here to Join the Deals on Every Wednesday!
Brominated flame retardants (BFRs), particularly polybrominated diphenylethers (PBDEs), tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA) and hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) have been used in a variety of commercial application. TBBPA is probably the most widely used flame retardant. TBBPA is used primarily as a reactive flame retardant in printed circuits boards (90%), but also used as an intermediate in the production of other brominated flame retardants, TBBPA derivatives and brominated epoxy oligomers. TBBPA is chemically bound in the reactive applications and has no potential for emissions to the environment. In addition, TBBPA is also used as an additive flame retardant in plastics, which can be released into the environment by emission.