CAS No. various EINECS No. various www.albemarle.com product stewardship summary ANTIBLAZE ® Phosphorus Flame Retardants Page 1 of 6 provides the following phosphorus flame retardants: ANTIBLAZE DMMP, ANTIBLAZE 78, ANTIBLAZE PR-82, ANTIBLAZE 81, ANTIBLAZE TMCP, ANTIBLAZE V490, ANTIBLAZE 140, ANTIBLAZE 180, ANTIBLAZE 190, ANTIBLAZE 195/TDCP, ANTIBLAZE RX 35, ANTIBLAZE VE 95, ANTIBLAZE WR30 LV, ANTIBLAZE BK69, ANTIBLAZE 117HF, ANTIBLAZE 230, ANTIBLAZE TL, ANTIBLAZE V6 LS, ANTIBLAZE V610, ANTIBLAZE V650, ANTIBLAZE V66, ANTIBLAZE V6, ANTIBLAZE V88, ANTIBLAZE FL-76, ANTIBLAZE WR 30-FT, ANTIBLAZE LS-500, and ANTIBLAZE VE-97. Introduction Albemarle Corporation provides phosphorus flame retardants in our ANTIBLAZE line of products. These flame retardant additives are critical to meeting regulatory requirements in the building and construction industry. They are a growing part of the furniture, automotive, textile, housing, and airline industries, as well. ANTIBLAZE products are added to flexible polyurethane foams, rigid polyurethane foams, spray polyurea, polyurethane coatings and elastomers that are commonly used in a variety of items such as sofa and chair padding, building insulations, and construction panels. These materials are coming under increasing regulatory and public pressure to not only become flame retarded but simultaneously are also undergoing increased scrutiny as to the chemical content and nature of the flame retardants used. Albemarle Table of Contents Introduction Description and Properties Uses Health Information Exposure Potential Environmental Information Physical Hazards Derivation/Manufacturing Regulatory Information Product Stewardship Conclusion Note References
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CAS No. variousEINECS No. various
www.albemarle.com
p r o d u c t s t e w a r d s h i p s u m m a r y
ANTIBLAZE®
Phosphorus Flame Retardants
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provides the following phosphorus
flame retardants: ANTIBLAZE DMMP,
ANTIBLAZE 78, ANTIBLAZE PR-82,
ANTIBLAZE 81, ANTIBLAZE TMCP,
ANTIBLAZE V490, ANTIBLAZE 140,
ANTIBLAZE 180, ANTIBLAZE 190,
ANTIBLAZE 195/TDCP, ANTIBLAZE
RX 35, ANTIBLAZE VE 95, ANTIBLAZE
WR30 LV, ANTIBLAZE BK69, ANTIBLAZE
117HF, ANTIBLAZE 230, ANTIBLAZE
TL, ANTIBLAZE V6 LS, ANTIBLAZE
V610, ANTIBLAZE V650, ANTIBLAZE
V66, ANTIBLAZE V6, ANTIBLAZE V88,
ANTIBLAZE FL-76, ANTIBLAZE WR 30-FT,
ANTIBLAZE LS-500, and ANTIBLAZE
VE-97.
Introduction
Albemarle Corporation provides
phosphorus flame retardants in our
ANTIBLAZE line of products. These
flame retardant additives are critical
to meeting regulatory requirements in
the building and construction industry.
They are a growing part of the furniture,
automotive, textile, housing, and airline
industries, as well. ANTIBLAZE products
are added to flexible polyurethane
foams, rigid polyurethane foams, spray
polyurea, polyurethane coatings and
elastomers that are commonly used
in a variety of items such as sofa and
chair padding, building insulations, and
construction panels. These materials
are coming under
increasing regulatory
and public pressure
to not only become
flame retarded but
simultaneously are
also undergoing
increased scrutiny
as to the chemical
content and nature of
the flame retardants
used. Albemarle
Table of Contents
Introduction
Description and Properties
Uses
Health Information
Exposure Potential
Environmental Information
Physical Hazards
Derivation/Manufacturing
Regulatory Information
Product Stewardship
Conclusion
Note
References
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Description and Properties
All of the ANTIBLAZE products are
stable liquids. They vary in color from
colorless to light yellow to amber to
milky white opaque liquid. Almost all of
the ANTIBLAZE products are composed
of an organic component or multiple
organic components attached to a
phosphate or phosphonate. They may
also contain a halogen. One product
(LS-500) is composed of an inorganic
particulate dispersed in a liquid,
phosphorus-based flame retardant.
Uses
Albemarle’s ANTIBLAZE Phosphorus
Flame Retardants are used in a wide
variety of resin and polymer systems.
They help plastic molders, blenders,
and foamers meet or exceed stringent
legal and regulatory requirements to
protect property. Every one of our flame
retardants also helps save lives. To
reduce deaths and injuries caused by
fires, the United States, Canada and
Europe have federal motor vehicle and
aviation regulations that require burn
resistance for flexible polyurethane
foam (FPF) and other materials used
in motor vehicles and aircraft cabins.
ANTIBLAZE flame retardants are used
in these applications as they provide
an additional level of combustion
resistance with the additional benefits
of meeting or exceeding environmental,
health and safety
objectives,
maintaining physical
comfort support and
durability; protection
from excessive
discoloration
during production;
and sustainable
economics so that
end products remain
commercially viable.
Controlling the
flammability of furniture upholstery,
mattresses, and textiles is important
for the protection of individuals as
well as homes. Sofas that do not meet
flammability standards, can ignite
quickly, and in minutes, can engulf a
room in flames. In addition, dark, dense
smoke and toxic gases are generated by
the fire. Albemarle’s
ANTIBLAZE flame
retardant products
are recommended
for use in these
applications. An
added benefit is that
they also maintain
the comfort, support
and durability of
finished flexible
polyurethane foam
(FPF) products.
ANTIBLAZE flame retardants are also
used in the manufacture of construction
materials such as rigid polyurethane
foam insulation and roofing materials.
Laminates, epoxies, paints, and
nitrocellulose lacquer finishes on
automobiles, furniture and musical
instruments are all protected by
ANTIBLAZE flame retardants.
Health Information
The health effects of the ANTIBLAZE
flame retardants differ by product. Some
are non-toxic. Others can be irritating
to the eyes, skin and respiratory tract.
Many are considered to be harmful if
swallowed. Several of the components
in the ANTIBLAZE flame retardants,
according to literature data, have other
health effects to areas such as the
reproductive and nervous systems,
gastrointestinal tract, liver, kidney, and
possible carcinogenicity.
Please consult the product Material
Safety Data Sheet for recommended
personal protective equipment and
further information.
Exposure Potential
Some of the ANTIBLAZE flame retardants
contain a component that has exposure
limits established by the Occupational
Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA) or other organizations. For those
products, workplace monitoring must
be conducted to ensure that workers are
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not overexposed to the component that
has a limit established.
In addition to eye protection, workers
should use protective gloves and
protective clothing when skin contact
or clothing contamination is possible.
The use of a National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH) approved respirator is also
recommended when exposure to vapors
from heated product is possible.
The ANTIBLAZE products are used at a
small volume of the resin and polymer
systems and, therefore, it is improbable
that ingestion or inhalation of the
products would occur after they are
formulated into foam and other end-use
materials.
Please consult the product Material
Safety Data Sheet for recommended
personal protective equipment and
further information.
Environmental Information
The ANTIBLAZE flame retardants vary
in their potential environmental impact.
Some do not have any toxicity to marine
life and others are toxic to aquatic
organisms and are considered to be
marine pollutants and environmentally
hazardous substances. In all cases,
release to public waters, such as lakes,
streams, ponds and oceans, is not
expected when these products are
handled properly in transportation,
storage and use.
Physical Hazards
The ANTIBLAZE
flame retardants
are all stable
materials under
normal handling
and storage
conditions. Elevated
temperatures and
sources of ignition,
as well as acids,
bases, oxidizing and
reducing agents
should be avoided.
Some of the products are hygroscopic
and should be stored in a manner and in
areas that will avoid exposure to water
or moisture.
Derivation/
Manufacturing
Albemarle
manufactures the
ANTIBLAZE flame
retardants at several
different locations
such as Orangeburg,
SC, Avonmouth, UK, as
well as Nanjing, China.
Regulatory
Information
Approximately half of the ANTIBLAZE
flame retardants are not regulated for
transport purposes. The remaining
ANTIBLAZE products are considered
to be Environmentally Hazardous
Substances. Some of those are also
classified as Marine Pollutants.
All of the ANTIBLAZE flame retardants
that are distributed in the US are in
compliance with Toxic Substances
Control Act (TSCA). Some of these
phosphorus flame retardants are also
in compliance with other international
countries’ chemical inventories.
All of the ANTIBLAZE flame retardants
that are distributed in Canada are either
not controlled under the Canadian
Workplace Hazardous Material
Information System (WHMIS) or they
are required to be labeled as Class D
materials in Division 2B or 2A.
The Emergency Planning and Community
Right-to-Know Act (also known as
SARA Title III or EPCRA) classifies most
of the ANTIBLAZE flame retardants
as being acute hazards and some are
also classified as chronic hazards. Five
ANTIBLAZE products have not been
assigned any SARA 311/312 hazard
category.
Three of the ANTIBLAZE phosphorus
flame retardants are regulated under
the Chemical Weapons Convention
as a Schedule 2 chemicals. They are
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ANTIBLAZE 230, ANTIBLAZE DMMP
and ANTIBLAZE V490. These products
are considered “dual use” materials
that have legitimate commercial uses
as flame retardants, but could be
precursors to chemical weapons.
Under the European “REACH”
regulation, Albemarle Europe SPRL,
acting as the importer, has pre-
registered the components of the
ANTIBLAZE flame retardants that are
brought into the EU. Several ANTIBLAZE
flame retardants are not sold in the
EU and therefore have not been pre-
registered. Albemarle is deeply involved
in Industry activities to ensure timely
registrations with deadlines depending
on volume threshold put on the market
and/or substance characteristics.
Product Stewardship
Albemarle is committed to manage
the ANTIBLAZE flame retardants so
that our customers use them safely.
Our relationships with our customers
encourage communication about safety
and environmental stewardship, and we
work with them to minimize the risks of
personnel exposure and spills.
Albemarle is organized and staffed
with experts in toxicology, regulatory
compliance, industrial hygiene, and
emergency response to investigate and
provide advice regarding appropriate
corrective actions if such incidents
occur.
Conclusion
The ANTIBLAZE flame retardants are
important compounds added to foam
used in furniture, automobiles, bedding,
insulation, and other building products.
Seat cushions
containing these
products resist
ignition from
cigarettes or other
sources, preventing
or slowing the
spread of the
fire and giving
people valuable
time to escape.
The ANTIBLAZE
flame retardants help protect lives and
property by reducing the risk of deaths,
injuries and damage from uncontrolled
fires.
Note
This document provides general
information about ANTIBLAZE flame
retardants and does not supplant
or replace required regulatory and/
or legal communication documents,
nor is it intended to provide an in-
depth discussion of health and safety
information. Always consult the
products’ Material Safety Data Sheets,
product labels and technical data sheets
before using these chemicals.
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Albemarle Data Sheet - ANTIBLAZE® DMMP Flame Retardant, BC-1082, September 2003
Albemarle Data Sheet - ANTIBLAZE® 78 Flame Retardant, BC-1067, September 2003
Albemarle Data Sheet - ANTIBLAZE® TMCP (AB80) Flame Retardant, BC-1078, May 2004
Albemarle Data Sheet - ANTIBLAZE® 80 Flame Retardant, BC-1118, January 2004
Albemarle Data Sheet - ANTIBLAZE® V160 Flame Retardant, BC-1099, September 2003
Albemarle Data Sheet - ANTIBLAZE® 81 Flame Retardant, BC-1123, February 2005
Albemarle Corporation is a member of the American Chemistry Council and, through ACC’s participation with the International Council of Chemical Associations (ICCA), has prepared this document to improve product stewardship within the chemical industry and with suppliers and customers.
The information presented herein is believed to be accurate and reliable, but is presented without guarantee or responsibility on the part of Albemarle Corporation and its subsidiaries. It is the responsibility of the user to comply with all applicable laws and regulations and to provide for a safe workplace. The user should consider any health or safety hazards or information contained herein only as a guide, and should take those precautions which are necessary or prudent to instruct employees and to develop work practice procedures in order to promote a safe work environment. Further, nothing contained herein shall be taken as an inducement or recommendation to manufacture or use any of the herein materials or processes in violation of existing or future patent.
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