Halogen Free Electrical Conductors

The demand for newer technologies in the recent years has led to an exponentially increase in energy consumption. One of the main topics in which the markets are demanding the manufacturers to focus in are safety international standards, and with a higher momentum when talking about electrical conductors. The latest trend in safety issued regarding the electrical conductors is manufacturing conductors with insulation free of halogen elements. Some of the compounds generally used for in inner conductors' (building wires) insulation are PVC and FEP in which the particles contain halogens such as chlorine, fluorine, bromine and iodine, elements belonging to Group 17 of the periodic table and, once in contact with fire, they emit toxic gases, opaque fumes, high acidity and corrosive materials spreading throughout their vicinity. This document aims to give the reader a glimpse of the new trends in electrical conductor's compounds and in specific, in halogen free conductors.