Originally Posted by
GordonR_Cape
OldnGrounded
I have no doubt that battery fires can emit toxic fumes, and that fluorine is particularly nasty. However I have not seen any evidence that fluorine is present in any commercially available batteries. Could you provide some references for that statement?
I also found the claim inherently implausible.
However my first google hit surprised me.
Toxic fluoride gas emissions from lithium-ion battery fire
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-09784-z
So it would be nice to believe somebody is evaluating "realistic" fires in confined spaces such as aircraft.
Peter
PS
Note that, as stated, the original paper contained a typo.
- pdf with typo at
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-09784-z.pdf
- authors correction at
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-22957-8