Environmental Project, 1141 – Deca-BDE and Alternatives in Electrical and Electronic Equipment

Deca-BDE and Alternatives in Electrical and Electronic Equipment

Abbreviations and acronyms

ABS Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene

ATO Antimony trioxide, Sb₂O₃

BAPP Bisphenol A diphosphate (same as BDP)

BDP Bisphenol A diphosphate (same as BAPP)

BEO Brominated epoxy oligomer

BFR Brominated flame retardant

BrPS Brominated polystyrene

BSEF Bromine Science and Environmental Forum

CEFIC European Chemical Industry Council

CRT Cathode ray tube

DBDO Decabromodiphenyl oxide (same as Deca-BDE)

DBDPO Decabromodiphenyl oxide (same as Deca-BDE)

Deca-BDE Decabromodiphenyl ether (same as DBDO)

DEFRA UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

EBFRIP European Brominated Flame Retardant Industry Panel

EE, E&E Electrical and electronic

EEE Electrical and electronic equipment

EFRA European Flame Retardants Association

EN European Norm

EP Epoxy

EPDM Ethylene-propylene-diene terpolymer

EU European Union

EVA Ethylene-vinyl acetate

FPTV Flat panel TV-set

FR Flame retardant or flame retarded

HB UL 94 horizontal burn test

HBCD Hexabromocyclododecane

HF Halogen-free

HIPS High Impact Polystyrene

HIPS/PPO Copolymer of HIPS and PPO (same as PPE/HIPS)

IEC International Electrotechnical Commission

IR Ignition resistant

IT Information technology

LCD Liquid crystal display

MFI Melt flow index

OBDPO Octabromodiphenyl oxide (same as Octa-BDE)

Octa-BDE Octabromodiphenyl ether

OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

PA Polyamide; Nylon

PA6 Polyamide 6; Nylon6

PA66 Polyamide 66; Nylon6-6

PAEK Polyaryletherketone

PBB(s) Polybrominated biphenyl(s)

PBDD(s) Polybrominated dibenzodioxin(s)

PBDE(s) Polybrominated diphenyl ether(s)

PBDF(s) Polybrominated dibenzofuran(s)

PBT Poly(butylene terephthalate)

PC Polycarbonate

PC/ABS Copolymer of PC and ABS

Penta-BDE Pentabromodiphenyl ether

PES Polyethersulfone

PET Poly(ethylene terephthalate)

PF Phenol formaldehyde (phenolic)

PP Polypropylene

PPE Polyphenylene ether (same as PPO)

PPO Polyphenylene oxide (same as PPE)

PPO/PS Copolymer of PPO and PS (same as PS/PPE)

PS Polystyrene

PS/PPE Copolymer of PS and PPE (same as PPO/PS)

PSU Polysulfone

PVC Polyvinyl chloride

R&D Research and Development

RDP Resorcinol bis(diphenylphosphate)

RoHS Restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (Directive)

SAN Styrene acrylonitrile (copolymer)

Sb Antimony

SBR Styrene butadiene rubber

SME Small- and medium-sized enterprises

TBBPA Tetrabromobisphenol A

TPP Triphenyl phosphate

TPU Thermoplastic polyurethane

UK United Kingdom

UL Underwriters Laboratories Inc.

UL 94 Tests for Flammability of Plastic Materials from Underwriters Laboratories Inc.

UPE Unsaturated polyester

US(A) United States (of America)

UV Ultraviolet (light)
V-0, V-1, V-2 UL 94 Vertical burn tests

WEEE Waste electrical and electronic equipment