Abstract: Diethanolamine and monocarboxylic acid ester represented by the formula:RC(O)OR'are reacted to produce a reaction mixture comprising diethanol amide of monocarboxylic acid represented by the formula:RC(O)N(CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 OH).sub.2and hydroxy-functional amide ester represented by the formula: ##STR1## wherein each R is independently a hydrophobic hydrocarbon group and R' is an alkyl group containing from 1 to about 18 carbon atoms. The reaction mixture is useful as an antistatic composition for formulating with polymers, especially polyolefins.

Abstract: Diethanolamine and triglyceride are reacted to produce a reaction mixture comprising diethanol amide of monocarboxylic acid and hydroxy-functional glyceride. The reaction mixture is useful as an antistatic composition for formulating with polymers, especially polyolefins.

Abstract: The water leaching of ammonium polyphosphate from compositions comprising organic polymer and particles of ammonium polyphosphate is reduced if the ammonium polyphosphate is surface-modified with anionic surfactant selected from fatty acids containing from about 12 to about 32 carbon atoms, bivalent metal salts of such fatty acids, trivalent metal salts of such fatty acids, and mixtures thereof.

Abstract: The water leaching of ammonium polyphosphate from compositions comprising organic polymer and particles of ammonium polyphosphate is reduced if the ammonium polyphosphate is surface-modified with at least one nonionic surfactant selected from the group consisting of: (a) fatty alcohol containing from about 12 to about 32 carbon atoms, (b) alkylene oxide adduct of such fatty alcohol, (c) fatty acid amide containing from about 12 to about 32 carbon atoms in the acyl group thereof, (d) copolymer of ethylene oxide and propylene oxide, and (e) a mixture thereof, wherein the surfactant has an HLB less than about 10.

Abstract: The water leaching of ammonium polyphosphate from compositions comprising organic polymer and particles of ammonium polyphosphate is reduced if the ammonium polyphosphate is surface-modified with copolymer of vinylpyrrolidone and comonomer selected from the group consisting of .alpha.-olefin containing from about 4 to about 50 carbon atoms, styrene, styrene substituted on the ring with at least one alkyl group containing from 1 to about 12 carbon atoms, and mixtures thereof.

Abstract: Diethanolamine and triglyceride are reacted to produce a reaction mixture comprising diethanol amide of monocarboxylic acid and hydroxy-functional glyceride. The reaction mixture is useful as an antistatic composition for formulating with polymers, especially polyolefins.

Abstract: The water leaching of ammonium polyphosphate from compositions comprising organic polymer and particles of ammonium polyphosphate is reduced if the ammonium polyphosphate is surface-modified with quaternary ammonium salt cationic surfactant.

Abstract: Fire retardant compositions comprising organic polymer, organic fire retardant compound and particles of antimony oxide surface-modified with poly(dialkylsiloxane) or condensation residue thereof, often exhibit enhanced physical properties as compared with similar compositions employing untreated antimony oxide particles.

Abstract: N,N-Bis(polybromophenyl)organoamines are useful flame retardants which may be admixed with polymers to impart flame retardancy to the resulting compositions. Examples of such flame retardants include N,N-bis(2,4,6-tribromophenyl)methylamine, N,N-bis(2,4,6-tribromophenyl)ethylamine, N,N-bis(2,4,6-tribromophenyl)-allylamine, and N,N-bis(2,4,6-tribromophenyl)benzylamine.

Abstract: Polybromo dinaphthyl ethers may be employed as fire retardant additives to polymers.

Abstract: Disclosed is a flame retardant article comprising an article treated with a flame-retardingly effective amount of an intumescent composition comprising a hydroxyalkyl amino alkyl phosphonic acid, a cyclic nitrogen compound and water.

Abstract: An intumescent composition comprising a hydroxyalkyl amino alkyl phosphonic acid, a cyclic nitrogen compound, and water, wherein said phosphonic acid is selected from the group consisting of ##STR1## wherein x, y, and n are integers independently selected from the group consisting of 1 and 2, q is an integer selected from the group consisting of 1, 2, and 3, z is an integer selected from the group consisting of 0 and 1, R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl radicals containing from about 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, and haloalkyl radicals containing from about 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, and R.sup.3 is selected from the group consisting of alkyl radicals containing from about 1 to about 6 carbon atoms and haloalkyl radicals containing from about 3 to about 6 carbon atoms, provided that the total number of carbon atoms in the R.sup.1, R.sup.2, and R.sup.