Abstract:
The invention relates to a flame-retardant system comprising: a) at least one sulfur compound of the formula (I), where the definitions of the symbols and indices are as follows: R, being identical or different, preferably identical, is C6-C12-aryl, a 5-10-membered heteroaryl group which comprises one or more heteroatoms from the group of N, O, and S, C1-C18-alkyl, C2-C18-alkenyl, C3-C18-alkynyl, or C3-C10-cycloalkyl; X, being identical or different, preferably identical, is OR2, SR2, NR2R3, COOR2, CONR2, SO2R2, F, Cl, Br, R, H, or a -Y1-P(Y2)pR'R'' group; Y1 is O, S, or NR'''; Y2 is O or S; p is 0 or 1; R' and R'', being identical or different, preferably identical, are C1-C18-alkyl, C2-C18-alkenyl, C2-C18-alkynyl, C6-C12-aryl, C3-C10-cycloalkyl, C6-C12-aryl-C1-C18-alkyl, a heteroaryl group or heteroaryloxy group which comprises one or more heteroatoms from the group of N, O, and S, O-(C1-C18)-alkyl, O-(C2-C18)-alkenyl, O-(C2-C10)-alkynyl, O-(C6-C12)-aryl, O-(C3-C10)-cycloalkyl or (C6-C12)-aryl-(C1-C18)-alkyl-O; R''' is H, C1-C18-alkyl, or (P(Y2)pR'R''); R1, being identical or different, preferably identical, is C1-C18-alkyl, C2-C18-alkenyl, C2-C18-alkynyl, C6-C12-aryl, C3-C10-cycloalkyl, C6-C12-aryl-C1-C18-alkyl, a heteroaryl group which comprises one or more heteroatoms from the group of N, O, and S, O-(C1-C18)-alkyl, O-(C2-C18)-alkenyl, O-(C3-C18)-alkynyl, O-(C6-C12)-aryl, O-(C3-C10)-cycloalkyl, (C6-C12)-aryl-(C1-C18)-alkyl-O, S-(C1-C18)-alkyl, S-(C1-C18)-alkenyl, S-(C2-C18)-alkynyl, S-(C6-C12)-aryl, S-(C3-C10)-cycloalkyl, (C6-C12)-aryl-(C1-C18)-alkyl-S, OH, F, Cl, Br or H; R2 and R3,being identical or different, preferably identical, are H, C1-C18-alkyl, C2-C18-alkenyl, C2-C18-alkynyl, C6-C12-aryl, C3-C10-cycloalkyl, C6-C12-aryl-C1-C18-alkyl, or a heteroaryl group which comprises one or more heteroatoms from the group of N, O, and S; n is an integer from 1 to 8, and m is a number from 1 to 1000; b) at least one halogen-free organophosphorus compound with phosphorus content in the range from 0.5 to 40% by weight, based on the phosphorus compound.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a composition containing at least one expandable styrene polymer component and at least one cyclohexane carboxylic acid ester, and optionally other components. Said composition can be processed to form mechanically loadable foams.
Abstract:
The invention relates to flame-protected polymer foams comprising at least one halogenated polymer, for example bromated polystyrol or styrol-butadiene-block copolymer, as a flame protection agent, having a bromine content in the range of 40 to 80 wt%, or tetrabromobisphenol-A compounds (TBBPA), to a method for the production thereof, and to flame-protected expandable styrol polymers.