Abstract:
1,147,684. Self-extinguishing thermoplastic compositions. BADISCHE ANILIN- & SODAFABRIK A.G. 19 July, 1966 [21 July, 1965], No. 32374/66. Headings C3C and C3P. A self-extinguishing composition consists of (a) a normally solid thermoplastic polymer or copolymer of styrene or substituted styrene which comprises at least 50% by wt. of the styrene or substituted styrene and less than 50% of one other olefinically unsaturated compound having intimately incorporated therewith (b) an organic bromide having a plurality of bromine atoms attached to carbon atoms and the bromine atoms making up more than 40% by wt. of the bromide, in such an amount that the composition has 0À1-5% wt. of bromine, and (c) 0À01-5% by wt. on (a) of a polymer consisting of repeating units of formula where R 1 is R 7 or XR 7 , R 7 is a C 1-6 aliphatic hydrocarbon, a phenylalkyl or phenyl radical which may be substituted by 1-5 chlorine atoms or a C 1-4 alkyl or alkoxy group and X is -O-, -CO- or -COO-; R 2 to R 6 are H, Cl or a C 1-4 alkyl or alkoxy group; and n is 3-200. The (a) polymer may be polystyrene or a copolymer of styrene and acrylonitrile. The (b) bromide may be hexabromocyclododecane or tris-(2,3-dibromopropyl) phosphate. The (c) polymer may be a polymerized diphenylmethane or ethylbenzene. The composition may be made by dissolving the three constituents in methylene chloride. The composition may also contain 3-10% of a foaming agent which is a volatile organic compound which does not dissolve the (a) polymer and has a boiling point below its softening point e.g. pentane, and may be foamed, e.g. in film form, using steam.
Abstract:
1,146,653. Self-extinguishing polymeric compositions. BADISCHE ANILIN- & SODAFABRIK A.G. 7 July, 1966 [9 July, 1965], No. 30552/66. Headings C3C and C3P. A self-extinguishing composition consists of (a) a normally solid thermoplastic polymer of at least 50% by wt. of styrene which may be substituted, and less than 50% of at least one other copolymerizable compound having the group having intimately incorporated therewith (b) an organic bromide, having a plurality of bromine atoms attached to carbon atoms and the bromine atoms constituting more than 40% of the bromide, in such an amount that the composition has a bromine content of 0À1-5%, and (c) 0À01-5% of (a) of a polymer which is prepared from (i) a compound of formula where R 1 , R 2 , R 4 and R 5 are H, halogen or a C 1-4 aliphatic hydrocarbon radical and at least two of the above Rs are where R 7 is a C 1-4 linear aliphatic hydrocarbon radical and R 8 is H or R 7 , and R 3 and R 6 are H or halogen atoms; or (ii) a mixture of the above compounds and a compound of the same formula where R 1 is where R 7 and R 8 are as before and the remaining Rs are H or halogen atoms. The (a) polymer may be polystyrene, a copolymer of styrene and acrylonitrile together with optionally polybutadiene, or a polymer obtained by polymerizing styrene in the presence of polybutadiene. Polymer (c) may be prepared by dehydropolymerization of p- or m-diisopropylbenzene with optionally isopropylbenzene, or 1,2,4-tri- or 1,2,4,5-tetra-isopropylbenzene. The bromide (b) may be hexabromocyclododecane or tris - (2,3 - dibromopropyl) - phosphate. The composition may be made by dissolving the three components in methylene chloride or by extruding the three components, with optionally kaolin; or by polymerizing styrene in the presence of an aq. mixture of polyvinylpyrrolidone, sodium pyrophosphate, benzoyl peroxide and the above (b) and (c) components. The composition may also contain a foaming agent, e.g. pentane or methyl chloride, and may be formed into a foamed sheet or strand.
Abstract:
Production Of Fine-Celled Foams From Sytrene Polymers of the Invention Fine-celled foams are produced by a process in which a styrene polymer is melted, the melt is mixed with a volatile blowing agent and a nucleating agent under superatmospheric pressure, the mixture is let down to atmospheric pressure, and the foam is cooled. The nucleating agent employed comprises from 0.02 to 2% by weight of the calcium salt of a long-chain fatty acid, and from 0.01 to 1% by weight of a finely divided, inorganic substance which is insoluble in the styrene polymer, a mixture of calcium stearate and magnesium oxide being preferred.
Abstract:
A process for the manufacture of a resilient foam based on a melamine-formaldehyde condensate, wherein an aqueous or alcoholic solution or dispersion containing a melamine-formaldehyde precondensate, an emulsifier, a blowing agent and a hardener is foamed by ultra-high-frequency irradiation and the foam is hardened by crosslinking the precondensate. The foam may be employed for heat and sound insulation, and as a packaging material.
Abstract:
O.Z. 0050/033,801 A process for the preparation of a resilient foam based on a melamine-formaldehyde condensate, wherein a very concentrated aqueous solution or dispersion which contains a melamine/formaldehyde precondensate, an emulsifier, a volatile blowing agent and a curing agent is foamed under conditions such that initially there is only a slight increase in viscosity and the curing process, accompanied by a large increase in viscosity, only commences when foaming has substantially ended.