11_AUTO_PBC_FRA-TS

The main objective of project 11_AUTO_PBC_FRA-TS, carried out by PolymerOn Ltd and QDevelopment Ltd, is to develop fire-resistant battery housings made of continuous fibre-reinforced thermosetting composites. The proposal involves synergistic combinations of commercially available flame retardants designed to provide a cost-effective solution for self-extinguishing composites that achieve a V-0 UL-94 rate. The guiding principle is to combine gas- and solid-phase flame retardants and find combinations that provide the required level of flame retardancy with the lowest required loading while having minimal impact on mechanical and viscosity properties and glass transition temperature.