Abstract:
A flame retardant comprises from 15 to 50 wt % of one or more ethylene including EVA, ethylene alkyl acrylate, EVACO, and ethylene alkyl acrylate carbon monoxide; from 5 to 50 wt % of a flame retardant agent; and from 15 to 70 wt % of a filler; based on the total weight of the composition.
Abstract:
In a resin composition to be used for electric wire sheaths, in which a polyolefin resin and an ultrafine nylon fibers-dispersed polyolefin resin composition are mixed, a blend ratio of a polyolefin (PO) and ultrafine nylon fibers (Ny) in the ultrafine nylon fibers-dispersed polyolefin resin composition preferably falls within a range from 5:5 to 9:1 (PO:Ny). It is further preferable that the blend ratio is 8:2. The resin composition may be comprised of at least one of silica particles and magnesium hydroxide particles.
Abstract:
A process for making a flame retardant olefin polymer material comprising: a) preparing a polymer mixture comprising: I. about 70.0 to about 98.0 wt % of a reactive, peroxide-containing olefin polymer material (A); II. about 1.5 to about 22.5 wt % of at least one non-polymerizable halogenated flame retardant containing at least one aliphatic, unsaturated carbon-carbon bond; and III. about 0.5 to about 7.5 wt % of at least one metal synergist; wherein the sum of components I+II+III is equal to 100 wt %; b) extruding or compounding in molten state the polymer mixture, thereby producing a melt mixture; and optionally c) pelletizing the melt mixture.
Abstract:
Stabilized thermoplastic polymer, especially polyolefin compositions comprising a flame retardant selected from b1) melamin based flame retardants, or one of the compounds b2) bis-(hexachlorocyclopentadieno) cyclooctane, b3) tris-(2,3-dibromopropyl)-isocyanurate, b4) ethylene-bis-tetrabromophthalimide; b5) 1,2,5,6,9,10-hexabromo-cyclo-dodecan, b6) ethane-1,2-bis(pentabromophenyl); and c) a sterically hindered amine light stabilizer of the hydrocarbyloxyamine or hydroxyhydrocarbyloxyamine class and optional further components combine optimum outdoor weathering stability and good flame retardant properties.
Abstract:
A flame retardant, halogen-free polymer composition that is a blend of: (1) a polyolefin selected from (a) EVA containing 25-90% by weight ethylene and 10-75% by weight vinyl acetate, (b) LLDPE, (c) LDPE, (d) VLDPE, (e) HDPE, or mixtures thereof; (2) a coupling agent made from (f) about 10 to about 50% by weight of a copolymer of ethylene and about 1% by weight to about 15% by weight functional comonomer and (g) about 50% by weight to about 90% by weight of an ethylene-based polymer; and (3) an inorganic flame retardant filler.
Abstract:
An intumescent polymer composition includes a matrix polymer, an acid catalyst source, a nitrogen source and an ionic phyllosilicate synergist having substantial cationic exchange capacity. Particularly preferred ionic phyllosilicates are montmorillonoids whereas pentaerythritol phosphate is a preferred acid catalyst source:
Abstract:
Moisture curable flame retardant wire and cable formulations having improved abrasion resistance are provided. The compositions are comprised of a high density silane-containing polyethylene base resin which can be a blend of a bimodal HDPE and ethylene-silane copolymer or silane-grafted bimodal HDPE in combination with a flame retardant and silanol condensation catalyst.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a polyorganosiloxane-containing graft copolymer which is obtainable by polymerizing 0.5 to 10 parts by weight of a vinyl monomer (B) comprising 100 to 50% by weight of a polyfunctional monomer (b-1) containing two or more polymerizable unsaturated bonds in the presence of 40 to 90 parts of polyorganosiloxane particles, followed by further polymerizing 5 to 50 parts by weight of a vinyl monomer (C); A polyorganosiloxane-containing graft copolymer which is obtainable by polymerizing 0 to 10 parts by weight of a vinyl monomer (B) comprising 100 to 50% by weight of a polyfunctional monomer containing two or more polymerizable unsaturated bonds in the presence of 30 to 95 parts of a polyorganosiloxane in a latex form as obtained by seed polymerization using, as a seed polymer, a hydrophilic polymer capable of swelling in the corresponding organosiloxane, followed by further polymerizing 5 to 70 parts by weight of a vinyl monomer (C); a flame retardant which comprises said copolymer; and a resin composition which comprises said retardant and a thermoplastic resin.
Abstract:
Flame retardants, and compositions containing the flame retardants are disclosed. The flame retardants are prepared reacting ethylene diamine with polyphosphoric acid; or reacting an ethyleneamine or a mixture of ethyleneamines with phosphoric acid, polyphosphoric acid, pyrophosphoric acid, or a mixtures thereof. A 10% by weight solution of the product in water has a pH between about 3.5 to 6.5. The flame retardants are non-halogen containing flame retardants that do not gas undesirably during processing at temperatures of 235° C. or even higher.
Abstract:
The object of the present invention is to provide a flame-retardant thermoplastic resin composition, which comprises: 100 parts by weight of a thermoplastic resin (A), 0.1 to 30 parts by weight of a polyorganosiloxane-containing graft copolymer (B) obtained by polymerizing, in at least one stage, a monomer (B-3) comprising a polyfunctional monomer (B-2) containing at least two polymerizable unsaturated bonds within the molecule thereof, and/or a vinyl monomer (B-4) in the presence of polyorganosiloxane particles (B-1), 0.0005 to 5 parts by weight of at least one metal salt (C) selected from the group consisting of alkali metal salts and bivalent or further polyvalent metal salts, and 0.05 to 2 parts by weight of a fluororesin (D).