Content

一、 Product Introduction

二、 S ynthetic R aw M aterial

三、 Synthetic P rocess

四、 P roduct P roperty
 Product Introduction
1.1 Decabromodiphenyl Ethane （ DBDPE ）
CAS NO. ： 84852-53-9
Molecular formula ： C14H4Br10
Molecular weight ： 971.22
Structural formula:

Features: DBDPE is a broad-spectrum additive flame retardant that is widely used. It

has high bromine content, good thermal stability, good UV resistance, and lower
leakage than other brominated flame retardants. No toxic polybrominated
dibenzodioxane (PBDO) and polybrominated dibenzofuran (PBDF) are produced during
thermal cracking or combustion, and its flame retardant materials fully comply with the
requirements of European regulations on dioxin , causing no harm to the environment.
1.2 Product Specification:

Items Specification
White or light yellow powd
Appearance
er.
Whiteness ≥90
Total Bromine Content ≥81.5%
Volatile ≤0.1%
TGA/℃ ≥320 （ 1% ）
Free Bromine, mg/kg ≤10
Particle Size/μm 1~5μm
Melting Point/℃ ~345
S ynthetic R aw M aterial
Raw
Raw Material Purpose Purpose
Material

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Reaction ra Sodium sulfit Rough pressin

Bromine
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Iron powder Catalyst
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Synthetic P rocess
3.1 Process principle
 At present, we use the excess bromine method to synthesize DBDPE,
which uses diphenylethane as the raw material and bromine as the
brominating agent. Through reaction, steamed bromine, rough press
filtration, ball milling, fine press filtration, drying, air powder, and
packaging and other steps to finally obtain high-quality additive high-
efficiency flame retardant decabromodiphenylethane.
 Advantages of excess bromine method ：
The product yield is high and the cost is low.
Excess bromine can be steamed out and reused. There are less "three
wastes" in the production process and it is easy to manage.
 Using the prepared dry bromine as the solvent, use bromine an
d iron powder to synthesize the catalyst FeBr3 ：

2Fe+3Br2→2FeBr3

 Decabromodiphenylethane is synthesized from

diphenylethane as raw material, FeBr3 as catalyst,
and bromine as bromination agent:
CH2 CH2+ 10Br2 FeBr3
+ 10HBr
3.3 Product process flow chart
P roduct P roperty
4.1 DBDPE flame retardant mechanism
The purpose of using flame retardants is to make flammable mate
rials become flame-retardant substances, that is, they burn very slo
wly when in contact with a fire source, and they can stop burning q
uickly when they are removed from the fire source.

The combustion process is a complex and strong thermal

oxidation process. When hydrocarbons burn in the air, under the
action of oxygen, active free radicals HO• are generated due to
thermal decomposition. HO• determines the burning speed, so in
order to prevent polymerization To burn a substance, the
concentration of HO• must be reduced, and HBr happens to easily
react with free radical HO• to form ring-shaped and active Br•, thus
acting as a flame retardant.
The flame retardant mechanism can be expressed as follows:
R1-Br→ R1 • +Br •
R-H +Br • → R • +HBr
HBr+ HO• → H2O+ Br •
DBDPE is thermally decomposed to produce Br•, which reacts
with the polymer to form HBr. HBr reacts with the free radical
HO• to reduce the HO• concentration. The latter two reactions
continue to proceed, thereby inhibiting the generation of HO• and
slowing down the burning rate. , until the flame goes out.

4.2 Use of the product:
Flame Retardant HIPS
Used together with Sb2O3, it has
a synergistic effect. The flame
retardant effect is best when
2:1~3:1, and is better than the
flame retardant effect when used
alone. The combination of Mg
(OH)2 and DBDPE/Sb2O3 can
inhibit smoke generation.
Flame Retardant PP
After modifying PP with
composite flame retardants
DBDPE and Sb2O3, the heat
release rate and effective
combustion heat of flame-
retardant PP are reduced, the
oxygen index is increased to
24.5, and the flame retardant
performance is improved.
Flame Retardant PBT
Compared with pure PBT,
modified PBT containing 9%
DBDPE and 4% Sb2O3 has
longer ignition time, greatly
reduced average heat release
Use rate, greatly improved flame
retardant performance, and
the oxygen index can reach
30.
Flame Retardant PE
Flame Retardant ABS As the amount of DBDPE in
When DBDPE cooperates creases, the notched impact s
with Sb2O3 flame-retardant trength and tensile strength o
ABS, the addition amount f the material decrease signif
of DBDPE accounts for icantly, while the flexural str
12.5%. When the ratio to ength and hardness increase.
Sb2O3 is 3:1, ABS has Therefore, when used in flam
better mechanical
e-retardant PE, the amount of
properties, the flame DBDPE should not be too lar
retardant performance ge.
reaches UL94 V-0, and the
oxygen index is greater than
4.3 Product recommended dosage:
Sb2O3 Material flame reta
Flame retardant DBDPE
dosage rdant level
polymer dosage
UL94( 1.6mm )
PP+14% Talcum
22 6 V-0
Powder
HIPS 12 4 V-0
ABS 15 4 V-0
PS 14 5 V-0
PBT 10 5 V-0
Thermoplastic El
18 9 V-0
astomer
XLPE 21 7 V-0
Thermosetting
6 3 V-0
EP
LDPE 6 2 ――
HDPE 8 3 ――
4.4 Advantages and prospects:
 DBDPE was first developed by the American company Albermale. Not only is it
equivalent to decabromodiphenyl ether in terms of bromine content, but its flame
retardancy is also similar to that of decabromodiphenyl ether.
 DBDPE is not a flame retardant in the polybrominated diphenyl ether system and
does not produce polybrominated benzene-para-dioxins (PBDD) and
polybrominated diphenyl pyrans (PBDF) during the combustion process.
 DBDPE has better light resistance, low exudation and UV resistance than
decabromodiphenyl ether. It is mainly used as a new environmentally friendly flame
retardant and is considered an ideal product to replace decabromodiphenyl ether.
 DBDPE is also widely used as an additive for HIPS, ABS resin and plastics such as
PVC and PP, and has a very broad development prospect.