WHO IS PINFA
The flame retardants’ world uses many abbreviations which are often confusing for people who are new to the field. Here we have put together a list of commonly used abbreviations. For chemical substances the CAS registry number is also given.
A
| ABS | Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene copolymers |
| AOH | Aluminium-oxide-hydroxide (Boehmite) |
| AP | Ammonium phosphates |
| APP | Ammonium polyphosphate 68333-79-9 |
| ATH | Aluminium trihydroxide 21645-51-2 |
| ATO | Antimonytrioxide 1309-64-4 |
B
| BADP (or BPA-DPP) | Bisphenol-A diphenyl posphate, EINECS 425-220-8 |
| BDP (or BPA-BDPP) | Bisphenol-A- bis- diphenylphosphate 5945-33-5, 181028-79-5 |
| BFR | Brominated flame retardant |
C
| CAF | Conductive anodic filament |
| CAS | Chemical Abstracts Service (run by the American Chemical Society) |
| CPSC | US Consumer Product Safety Commission |
| CTE | Coefficient of thermal expansion |
| CTI | Comparative tracking index |
D
| Deca-DBDE | Decabromodiphenyl ether 1163-19-5 |
| Df | Dissipation factor |
| DfE | Design for the Environment (US EPA) |
| DGEBA | Diglycidyl ether of bisphenol-A |
| DICY | Dicyandiamide |
| Dk | Dielectric constant |
| DOPO | Dihydro-oxa-phosphaphenantrene-oxide |
| DOPO-HQ | Dihydro-oxa-phosphaphenantrene-oxidehydrochinon |
| DSC | Differential scanning calorimetry |
E
| E&E | Electric and electronic |
| EFRA | European Flame Retardants Association |
| EPA | Environmental Protection Agency |
| EPEAT | Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool |
| EPS | Expanded Polystyrene |
| EVA | Poly-ethyl-co-vinyl acetate |
F
| FPC | Flexible printed circuit |
| FR | Flame retardant |
| GWFI | Glow wire flammability index |
| GWIT | Glow wire ignition temperature |
| GWT | Glow wire test |
G
| GWFI | Glow wire flammability index |
| GWIT | Glow wire ignition temperature |
| GWT | Glow wire test |
H
| HBCD | Hexabromocyclododecane 25637-99-4 |
| HBCDD | HBCD |
| HDT | Heat deflection temperature |
| HFFR | Halogen-free flame retardant |
| HIPS | High impact polystyrene |
| HTN | High temperature nylon |
L
| LOI | Limiting oxygen index |
| LSF0H | Low smoke – flame retardant – zero halogen |
M
| MC | Melamine cyanurate |
| MCPP | Medium-chain chlorinated paraffins 85535-85-8 |
| MDH | Magnesium hydroxide 1309-42-8 |
| MPP | Melamine polyphosphate |
N
| NEMA | National electrical manufacturers association |
| NGO | Non-governmental organization |
| NMI | N-methylimidazole |
O
| OBDE | Octabromodiphenyl ether 32536-52-0 |
| OEM | Original equipment manufacturer |
P
| PA | Polyamide |
| PBDE | Polybrominated diphenyl ethers in general |
| PBT | Persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic or (different meaning) Polybutyleneterephthalat |
| PC | Polycarbonate |
| PCT | Pressure cooker test |
| PET | Polyethyleneterephthalat |
| PIN | Phosphorus Inorganic Nitrogen |
| PINFA | Phosphorus Nitrogen and Inorganic Flame Retardants Association |
| PPO | Polypheneylene oxide |
| PWB | Printed wiring board (synonymous to printed circuit board) |
R
| RDP (or PBDPP) | Resorcinol bis-diphenylphosphate 57583-54-7, 125997-21-9 |
| RDX | Reorcinol bis (dixylenyl phosphate) |
| REACH | Registration, evaluation and authorisation of chemicals |
| RoHS | Restriction of certain hazardous substances in electric and electronic equipment |
| RP | Red Phosphorus 7723-14-0 |
S
| SAN | Poly-styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer |
| SCPP | Short-chain chlorinated paraffins 85535-84-8 |
| SNUR | Significant New Use Rules |
T
|
TBB (or EH-TBB)
|
2-Ethylhexyl ester 2,3,4,5-tetrabromobenzoate |
| TBBPA | Tetrabromobisphenol-A 79-94-7 |
| TBEP (or TBOEP) | Tris (2-butoxyethyl) phosphate |
| TBP (ot TNBP) | Tri-n-butyl phosphate 126-73-8 |
| TBPH (or BEH-TEBP) | 1,2-Ethylhexyl 3,4,5,6-tetrabromo-benzenedicarboxylate or (2-ethylhexyl)-3,4,5,6 tetrabromophtalate |
| TCEP | Tris (2-chloroethyl) phosphate 115-96-8 |
| TCP (or TMPP) | Tricresyl phosphate 1330-78-5 |
| TCPP (or TCIPP) | Tris (chloroiso-propyl) phosphate 13674-84-5 |
| TDCP (or TDCIPP) | Tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl)phosphate 13674-87-8 |
| Tg | Glass transition temperature |
| TGA | Thermogravimetric analysis |
| THPC | tetrakis(hydroxymethyl)phosphonium chloride [P(CH2OH)4]Cl), an organophosphorus compound combined with a mineral (non-organohalogen) chloride ion (Cl-) which is washed out in the finishing process |
| TPP (or TPHP) | Triphenyl phosphate 115-86-6 |
| TSCA | US Toxic Substances Control Act |
U
|
UL
|
Underwriters Laboratories |
V
|
vPvB
|
Very persistent, very bioaccumulative |
W
|
WEEE
|
Waste of electric and electronic equipment |
X
|
XPS
|
Expanded Polystyrene |
For a systematic list of flame retardant abbreviations, see “A novel abbreviation standard for organobromine, organochlorine and organophosphorus flame retardants and some characteristics of the chemicals”, A. Bergman et al., Environmental International 49, 2012