Abstract: The invention relates to an adhesive according to a conventional formulation, comprising additives capable of binding metal ions in the sense of chemical interactions, electrochemical interactions and/or physical interactions.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a polyester based artificial hair which has excellent setting properties, feeling and transparency and further has excellent flame-retardancy and controlled gloss of fiber surface while maintaining fiber properties possessed by a conventional polyester fiber such as heat resistance, strength and elongation and the like.

Abstract: Organic polymeric substrates, for example polyolefins such as polypropylene, can be made flame retardant by the incorporation of a synergistic mixture of (i) at least one compound selected from the group consisting of the (a) sterically hindered nitroxyl stabilizers, (b) sterically hindered hydroxylamine stabilizers and (c) sterically hindered alkoxyamine stabilizers and (ii) at least one phosphazene flame retardant. Advantageously, a further flame retardant may be added, without the need of adding an antimony synergist. The compositions of the invention combine good flame retardant properties with light stability and good mechanical properties.

Abstract: A method of making polycarbonate includes the steps of forming polycarbonate by a melt transesterification method using an activated diaryl carbonate, and compounding the polycarbonate with a phosphorus-containing compound that has an abstractable proton or hydrolyzable group. The phosphorus-containing compound is compounded with the polycarbonate in an amount sufficient to result in an improvement in the color properties of the polycarbonate as compared to pellets formed from the same polycarbonate without addition of the phosphorus-containing compound.

Abstract: An antibacterial composition for medical tools made of a vinyl chloride resin, which comprises a specific cyclic organic phosphoric ester compound and a specific pyrithione compound and has excellent antibacterial properties; and a medical tool made of an antibacterial vinyl chloride resin obtained by adding the antibacterial composition to a vinyl chloride resin.

Abstract: Polyaryleneetherketone triphenylphosphine oxide compositions incorporating cycloaliphatic units are provided which may be used as a polymeric binders in thermal control coatings for use in space environments. A method is also provided for synthesizing the polyaryleneetherketone triphenylphosphine oxide compositions. A method is also provided for synthesizing the monomeric compositions used to make the polyaryleneetherketone triphenylphosphine oxide compositions.

Abstract: Compositions exhibiting water resistant anti-static properties prepared from a thermoplastic polymer and a polymeric anti-static salt is disclosed.

Abstract: A treatment for particulate inorganic solids is provided. This treatment, which uses certain organophosphinic compounds, imparts improved physical and chemical qualities including lacing resistance, improved dispersion and decreased chemical reactivity when these treated particulate inorganic solids are incorporated into polymeric matrices. The addition of the organophosphinic compounds of the present invention may flexibly be incorporated into known processes at varying points, and are preferably added downstream of any filtering steps or to a dry particulate inorganic solid.

Abstract: A flame retardant predominantly of polymeric materials, appearing as a novel chemical compound, viz, ammonium salt of nitrolotris(methylene)phosphonic acid amide.

Abstract: To provide a resin composition, in which a liquid crystal polymer is made into fiber in a molded article to exhibit an extremely high reinforcing effect which has not been available yet, and from which a molded article having an excellent mechanical strength can be manufactured in a stable manner. That is, a thermoplastic resin composition, wherein 100 parts by weight in total consisting of 99-50 parts by weight of a thermoplastic polyester resin (A) not forming an anisotropic molten phase and 1-50 parts by weight of a liquid crystal polymer (B) capable of forming an anisotropic molten phase is blended with 0.001-2.

Abstract: A cement system for use in freeform fabrication includes a binder composition, which comprises an organic acid and/or an inorganic acid including a phosphate ion, a polyacid, and a primarily aqueous solvent.

Abstract: Certain essentially phenol antioxidant-free stabilizer systems that comprise either a binary hindered amine/hydroxylamine or nitrone or amine oxide or benzofuranone system or a ternary hindered amine/hydroxylamine or nitrone or amine oxide or benzofuranone/organic phosphite or phosphonite system are especially effective towards protecting polyolefins against the deleterious effects of gamma irradiation. Polyolefin articles such as medical packaging, hospital garments, draperies, woven and non-woven fiber products, surgery utensils, blow-molded I.V. bottles, hypodermic syringes, needle shields, laboratory ware such as trays, funnels, Petri dishes and filters, and hygiene related articles may be sterilized with gamma irradiation and are stabilized according to the present invention.

Abstract: A description is given of a combustion retardant for polymer materials in the form of a new complex compound of the ammonium salt of amide of alkylphosphonic acid with ammonium chloride, and also of processes for producing various polymer materials using the said combustion retardant.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a flame retardant thermoplastic resin composition that comprises (A) about 40 to 95 parts by weight of a rubber modified styrene-containing resin, (B) about 5 to 60 parts by weight of polyphenylene ether resin, (C) about 2 to 30 parts by weight of a styrene-containing copolymer resin having about 5 to 18 % by weight of acrylonitrile in the copolymer per 100 parts by weight of the sum of (A) and (B), (D) about 0.5 to 20 parts by weight of an oxaphospholane compound per 100 parts by weight of the sum of (A) and (B), and (E) about 0 to 30 parts by weight of a phosphoric acid ester compound per 100 parts by weight of the sum of (A) and (B).

Abstract: A flame retardant predominantly of polymeric materials, appearing as a novel chemical compound, viz, ammonium salt of nitrolotris(methylene)phosphonic acid amide.

Abstract: A halogen-free, flame-retardant composition includes (1) organic phosphorus compound (A) and (1′) melamine or a compound derived from melamine (B); or (2) a melamine-phosphorus compound (AB). The composition also includes and olefin polymer and from 0.1-30 wt % based on the olefin polymer, of a compound containing acid, acid anhydride or epoxy groups. The flame-retardant composition may included in a polycondensate composition which incorporate the flame-retardant composition is substantially shortened.

Abstract: A non-halogenated, fire retardant, expandable poly (arylene ether)/polystyrene blends is produced by the method comprising, in a first step, forming a fire retardant mixture comprising a non-halogenated fire retardant, poly(arylene ether) resin and polystyrene resin by intimately mixing in melt; and in a second step, forming the non-halogenated, fire retardant, expandable poly (arylene ether)/polystyrene blend by intimately mixing in melt the fire retardant mixture with a blowing agent.

Abstract: A heat-resistant composition contains solvent-soluble polyimide resin (A) and a phosphazene compound (B) in relation to a polyimide resin composition having solubility in a low-boiling solvent, heat resistance, flame resistance, adhesiveness and mechanical properties. The said phosphazene compound (B) is a cyclic phenoxyphosphazene compound (B1) expressed in the following chemical formula (1): where m represents an integer of 3 to 25 and Ph represents a phenyl group.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of enhancing the flame retardancy of nitrogenous phosphorus and/or sulfonate flame retardants, the enhanced (or activated) nitrogenous phosphorus and/or sulfonate flame retardants and their applications. The activated flame retardants are activated with either a char forming catalyst, a phase transfer catalyst or both.

Abstract: The present invention is a nucleated, metallocene catalyzed polypropylene homopolymer with an MFR less than 100 g/10 min, or desirably less than 21 g/10 min, the polypropylene useful in making casting cups and other such articles where a high degree of precision and accuracy in the casting is desirable, such as in contact lens casting cups.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of particular phosphoric esters as emulsifiers and dispersants for pigments and fillers, based on polystyrene-block (b)-polyalkylene oxide copolymers. The invention provides block copolymeric phosphoric esters and their salts of the general formula (I) [R1O(SO)a(EO)b(CH2CHCH3O)c(BO)d]xPO—(OH)3−x  (I) where R1=a straight-chain or branched or cycloaliphatic radical having 1 to 22 carbon atoms, SO=styrene oxide, EO=ethylene oxide, BO=butylene oxide and a=1 to<2, b=3 to 100, c=0 to 10, d=0 to 3, x=1 or 2 where b≧a+c+d.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a vinyl acetate-ethylene polymer dispersion containing a vinyl acetate-ethylene polymer, a phosphate-functional surfactant, and a protective colloid. The invention is also directed to an aqueous coating composition having at least 65 percent by volume of pigment, on a dry solids volume basis and an amount effective to produce good scrub resistance of up to 25 percent by weight of the vinyl acetate-ethylene binder.

Abstract: A nucleating agent which comprises a compound represented by formula (I): 1

Abstract: Certain essentially phenol antioxidant-free stabilizer systems that comprise either a binary hindered amine/hydroxylamine or nitrone or amine oxide or benzofuranone system or a ternary hindered amine/hydroxylamine or nitrone or amine oxide or benzofuranone/organic phosphite or phosphonite system are especially effective towards protecting polyolefins against the deleterious effects of gamma irradiation. Polyolefin articles such as medical packaging, hospital garments, draperies, woven and non-woven fiber products, surgery utensils, blow-molded I.V. bottles, hypodermic syringes, needle shields, laboratory ware such as trays, funnels, Petri dishes and filters, and hygiene related articles may be sterilized with gamma irradiation and are stabilized according to the present invention.

Abstract: A non-halogenated, fire retardant, expandable poly (arylene ether)/polystyrene blends is produced by the method comprising, in a first step, forming a fire retardant mixture comprising a non-halogenated fire retardant, poly(arylene ether) resin and polystyrene resin by intimately mixing in melt; and in a second step, forming the non-halogenated, fire retardant, expandable poly (arylene ether)/polystyrene blend by intimately mixing in melt the fire retardant mixture with a blowing agent.

Abstract: Certain essentially phenol antioxidant-free stabilizer systems that comprise either a binary hindered amine/hydroxylamine or nitrone or amine oxide or benzofuranone system or a ternary hindered amine/hydroxylamine or nitrone or amine oxide or benzofuranone/organic phosphite or phosphonite system are especially effective towards protecting polyolefins against the deleterious effects of gamma irradiation. Polyolefin articles such as medical packaging, hospital garments, draperies, woven and non-woven fiber products, surgery utensils, blow-molded I.V. bottles, hypodermic syringes, needle shields, laboratory ware such as trays, funnels, Petri dishes and filters, and hygiene related articles may be sterilized with gamma irradiation and are stabilized according to the present invention.

Abstract: The present invention related to thermoplastic compositions comprising (A) thermoplastic polycarbonate; (B) a graft polymerisation product of (B-1) a mixture of (B-1.1) styrene, &agr;-methylstyrene, halogen or methyl ring-substituted styrene, C1-C8 alkyl methacrylates, or C1-C8 alkyl acrylate and (B-1.2) acrylonitrile, methacrylonitrile, C1-C8 alkyl methacrylates, C1-C8 alkyl acrylate, maleic anhydride, C1-C4 alkyl or phenyl N-substituted maleimides grafted on (B-2) a polymer with a glass transition temperature of below −10° C.

Abstract: The invention relates to a flame-retardant coating for fiber materials comprising at least one film-forming binder and one flame retardant, wherein this comprises melamine polyphosphate as flame retardant. The invention also relates to the use of the novel flame-retardant coating for producing flame-retardant fiber materials.

Abstract: An un-reinforced thermoplastic molding composition suitable for the production of fibers, films and molded articles is disclosed. The inventive composition contains polyester, melamine cyanurate, a phosphorus-containing flameproofing agent, an ester or amide of saturated or unsaturated aliphatic carboxylic acids with 10 to 40 C atoms with aliphatic saturated alcohols or amines with 2 to 40 C atoms, and processing auxiliary substances.

Abstract: A phosphorus-containing hydroquinone derivative represented by a general formula (1): 1

Abstract: The present invention provides a multi-component granular additive for polyolefins which has a strength and a function which enable the additive to be dust-free and be of components-in-granule type. It comprises 10 parts by mass of a nucleating agent comprising an alkali metal salt or hydroxyaluminum salt of an aromatic monocarboxlylic acid or comprising an alkali metal salt or hydroxyaluminum salt of an acid aromatic phosphoric ester compound, 1 to 50 parts by mass of a phenolic antioxidant, 5 to 50 parts by mass of polyproylene, and 0 to 500 parts by mass of one or more optional additive components other than the nucleating agent and the phenolic antioxidant.

Abstract: A non-halogenated, fire retardant, expandable poly (arylene ether)/polystyrene blends is produced by the method comprising, in a first step, forming a fire retardant mixture comprising a non-halogenated fire retardant, poly(arylene ether) resin and polystyrene resin by intimately mixing in melt; and in a second step, forming the non-halogenated, fire retardant, expandable poly (arylene ether)/polystyrene blend by intimately mixing in melt the fire retardant mixture with a blowing agent.

Abstract: A process for producing a styrenic resin composition includes the step of compounding a styrenic resin with greater than 2 wt % water and an antioxidant which is prepared by blending (a) 20 to 99.9 wt % of organic phosphite or phosphonite with (b) 0.1 to 80 wt % of acid-binding metal salt treated with a surface conditioning agent, prior to compounding with the styrenic resin.

Abstract: A thermoplastic composition comprises (A) 100 parts by weight of a thermoplastic polymer, such as polycarbonate or a blend thereof, (B) 0.0001-10 parts by weight of a sulfonic acid phosphonium salt as an antistatic agent, and (C) 0.01-1 parts by weight of a silicone oil based compound as an antistatic activity enhancer. Such a composition shows a good antistatic behavior without compromising optical properties. Optionally an antistatic synergist may be present.

Abstract: Compositions comprising a base fluid and a monoester copolymer of styrene and maleic anhydride are disclosed. The compositions can further comprise an alkyl orthophosphate ester. The base fluid can be an aqueous or organic base fluid. The monoester copolymer is at least partially soluble or dispersible in the base fluid. Preferably, the composition may further include a cross-linking agent capable of increasing the viscosity of the composition, such as aluminum isopropoxide or other metal source compounds. The composition can form a gel which is stable at a temperature of about 250° F. (121° C.) or higher. Some gels of the present invention exhibit stability up to about 300° F. (149° C.) to 350° F. (177° C.) or higher. The compositions have many applications, such as pipeline treatment, conformance, hydraulic fracturing, well completion, gravel packing, drilling fluids, process facility treatment fluids, and other well treatment applications.

Abstract: A non-halogenated, fire retardant, expandable poly (arylene ether)/polystyrene blends is produced by the method comprising, in a first step, forming a fire retardant mixture comprising a non-halogenated fire retardant, poly(arylene ether) resin and polystyrene resin by intimately mixing in melt; and in a second step, forming the non-halogenated, fire retardant, expandable poly (arylene ether)/polystyrene blend by intimately mixing in melt the fire retardant mixture with a blowing agent.

Abstract: The invention concerns transparent, flame-retardant, single layered or multilayered thermoformable films, containing a crystallizable thermoplastic material, preferably polyethyleneterephthalate, and at least one flame retarding agent as main components. Said films are characterized by good stretchability, thermoformability and good mechanical and optical properties, which makes them and the shaped bodies made from said films suitable for both inner and outer applications.

Abstract: A compacted particulate polymer additive composition in a dry granular form formed from the following components: (a) at least one particulate organic phosphite, organic phosphonite, and/or organic phosphonate, and (b) one or more particulate polymer additives other than an organic phosphite, organic phosphonite, or organic phosphonate; wherein the particles of said composition are held together in compacted dry granular form exclusively or substantially exclusively by contact with dried surfaces of in situ desolvated particles from particles of one or more at least partially solvated components of (a), and optionally by contact with dried surfaces of in situ desolvated particles from particles of one or more at least partially solvated components of (b). Compositions of this type except that there is no component (b) are also described.

Abstract: The present invention relates to A flame-retardant polyolefin composition or to a fiber that are comprised of (i) at least one polyolefin; (ii) a tris(tribromoneopentyl) phosphate; and (iii) afree radical source. The composition may further comprise an additional flame-retarding compound, which may be selected from an inorganic or an organic compound. It may further comprise ultra violet protectants. The invention is also related to a textile object comprised of a plurality of said fibers and to injection or extruded molded articles produced from said flame-retardant compositon.

Abstract: A process for the production of polyolefin hollow articles comprises charging the polyolefin with a stabilizer combination comprising (a) at least one compound from the group of the organic phosphites or phosphonites, (b) one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of i.) hydroxylamine derivatives and ii.) amine oxide derivatives and (c) at least one compound from the group of the hindered amine stabilizers, filling this mixture into a mold, heating this mold in an oven to above 280° C., such that the stabilized polyolefin fuses, rotating the mold around at least 2 axes, the plastic spreading to the walls, and cooling the mold while still rotating, opening it and taking the resultant hollow article out.

Abstract: A flameproof thermoplastic resin composition substantially free of phenolic resin, red phosphorous and silicone resin comprises (A) about 40-95 parts by weight of a rubber modified styrene-containing graft copolymer resin, (B) about 5-60 parts by weight of polyphenylene ether resin; (C) about 5-30 parts by weight of aromatic phosphoric acid ester per 100 part by weight of (A) and (B) wherein the styrene-containing copolymer chains in rubber modified styrene-containing resin (A) comprise

Abstract: A thermoplastic molding composition suitable for producing article having excellent flame proofing and improved stress cracking resistance is disclosed. The composition contains an aromatic polycarbonate and/or polyester carbonate, a toughening agent, an optional thermoplastic (co)polymer and a combination of phosphorus compounds.

Abstract: A flame resistant thermoplastic molding composition containing (A) polycarbonate and/or polyester carbonate and (B) a graft polymer impact strength-modifier is disclosed. The composition is characterized in that the ratio Z of the rubber containing portion Ba contained in component B to the rubber free portion K of vinyl(co)polymer in the composition is greater than “1”.

Abstract: The invention relates to flame-retardant thermoset compositions which comprise, as flame retardant, at least one phosphinic and/or a diphosphinic salt of these.

Abstract: Thermoplastic polycarbonate-ABS resin is rendered flame retardant by blending with the resin an O,O-diaryl-N-arylphosphoramidate, an arylene-N,N′-bis(O,O-diarylphosphoramidate) in which the nitrogen atoms are in the 1,3 or 1,4 positions on an arylene ring, or an N,N′-piperazinediylbis(O,O-diarylphosphoramidate). These flame retardants are halogen-free. They provide molded objects having high heat distortion temperatures, and high softening temperatures. Flame retardants of these types have been found to be thermally stable at temperatures of at least 260° C., and they did not discolor the polymer composition during exposure to molding temperatures.

Abstract: A flame resistant, halogen-free polymer mixture is described, particularly for the sheath of cables and conductors, comprising polyurethane, fillers and additives, wherein 1 to 10 parts of polysiloxane, which contains functional methacrylate and/or epoxy groups, are added to 100 parts of the flame resistant halogen-free polyurethane.

Abstract: An aromatic group containing copolyester resin composition which has good biodegradability and physical properties, wherein; (i) 0.1 wt % to 30 wt % of an aliphatic prepolymers having number average molecular weight of from 300 to 30,000; (ii) one or a plurality of aromatic dicarboxylic acid (or an acid anhydride thereof which containing aromatic group in the molecule; (iii) one or a plurality of aliphatic (including cyclic type) dicarboxylic acid (or an acid anhydride thereof); and (iv) one or a plurality of aliphatic (including cyclic type) glycol, wherein the copolyester resin has number average molecular weight of from 30,000 to 90,000, weight average molecular weight of from 100,000 to 600,000, melting point of from 70° C. to 150° C., and melt index of from 0.1 to 50 g/10min. (190° C., 2,160 g), and the process for preparing and/or producing the same.

Abstract: The present invention relates to polyamide/polymer blends having a morphology enhancing reagent selected from a phosphorous containing compound such as a hypophosphite salt. Significant physical effects are seen in Tensile strength as well as Vicat softening points. The blends having polyamide and a polymer selected from, for example, a neutralized ethylene copolymer, and the phosphorous containing reagent are useful in producing molded parts and other fabricated parts requiring high strength and toughness. Molded parts produced from such blends also have high gloss, high abrasion/scratch resistance and good high temperature properties.

Abstract: The invention relates to phosphoric esters of the general formula (I): wherein x is 1 or 2; n is a number from 2 to 18; m and n are each a number from 2 to 100; k is a number from 2 to 4; R″ is H or a linear or branched alkyl radical which may be substituted by a functional radical; and R′ is an alkyl, alkaryl, alkenyl or a sulfopropyl radical. The invention further relates to the use of the phosphoric esters as dispersants for pigments and fillers in aqueous or organic media and in particular to methods of forming a highly filled sheet molding compound or bulk molding compound comprising the step of dispersing components of the molding compound with said phosphoric esters.

Abstract: The invention relates to phosphoric esters of the general formula I where X is 1 or 2; n is from 2 to 18; m and o are each from 2 to 100; k is from 2 to 4; R? is H or a linear or branched alkyl radical; and R? is an alkyl, alkaryl, alkenyl, or sulfopropyl radical, and to there use as dispersants for pigments and fillers in aqueous or organic media.