Abstract:
READILY FLAMMABLE POLYMERS ARE RENDERED FLAME RETARDANT BY THE ADDITION OF 8 TO 20% OF A BROMINE-CONTAINING POLYETHER WHICH IS A POLYMER OF A BROMO-SUBSTITUTED OXETANE OR 3 TO 20% OF THE BROMINE-CONTAINING POLYETHER AND 1 TO 15% OF AN ANTIMONY COMPOUND. WHEN ANTIMONY IS PRESENT THE COMBINED AMOUNT OF BROMINECONTAINING POLYETHER AND ANTIMONY COMPOUND IS AT LEAST 5% BY WEIGHT OF THE TOTAL COMPOSITION.
Abstract:
LINEAR SATURATED POLYESTERS AND PARTICULARLY POLY(ETHYELENE TEREPHTHALATE) WITH IMPROVED FLAME RETARDANCY ARE PROVIDED WHICH CONTAIN FROM 3 TO 15% OF A HOMOPOLYETHER OR COPOLYMER OF AN OXETANE SUBSITUTED IN THE THREE POSITION BY 1 OR 2 BROMOMETHYL GROUPS OR WITH FROM 1 TO 15% OF SAID POLYETHER AND FROM 0.5 TO 5% OF AN ANTIMONY COMPOUND.
Abstract:
FLAME RETARDANT COMPOSITIONS OF POLYMERS OF PROPYLENE ARE DESCRIBED. THE POLYMERS ARE RENDERED FLAME RETARDANT BY ADDITION OF 4-10% OF A CHLORINATED POLYISOBUTYLENE AND 0 TO 5% OF ANTIMONY TRIOXIDE, THE AMOUNT OF THE CHLORINATED POLYISOBUTYLENE AND ANTIMONY TRIOXIDE TOGETHER BEING 5-15% BY WEIGHT OF THE COMPOSITION.