Abstract: The invention relates to diorganylphosphinic salts containing 0.0001% to 99.9999% by weight of iron, to a process for preparation thereof and to the use thereof.

Abstract: The invention relates to a novel flame retardant-stabilizer combination for thermoplastic polymers, comprising, as component A, from 25 to 99.9% by weight of a phosphinic acid salt of the formula (I) wherein R1, R2 are the same or different and are each C1-C18-alkyl, linear or branched, C6-C18-aryl, C7-C18-arylalkyl or C7-C18-alkylaryl, or R1 and R2 form one or more rings with each other, M is Mg, Ca, Al, Sb, Sn, Ge, Ti, Zn, Fe, Zr, Ce, Bi, Sr, Mn, Li, Na, K and/or a protonated nitrogen base; m is from 1 to 4; as component B, from 0 to 75% by weight of a synergist or of a phosphorus/nitrogen flame retardant and, as component C, from 0.

Abstract: The invention relates to a novel flame retardant-stabilizer combination for thermoplastic polymers, comprising, as component A, from 25 to 99.9% by weight of a phosphinic acid salt of the formula (I) wherein R1, R2 are the same or different and are each C1-C8-alkyl, linear or branched, C6-C18-aryl, C7-C18-arylalkyl or C7-C18-alkylaryl, or R1 and R2 form one or more rings with each other, M is Mg, Ca, Al, Sb, Sn, Ge, Ti, Zn, Fe, Zr, Ce, Bi, Sr, Mn, Li, Na, K and/or a protonated nitrogen base; m is from 1 to 4; as component B, from 0 to 75% by weight of a synergist or of a phosphorus/nitrogen flame retardant and, as component C, from 0.1 to 30% by weight of telomeric phosphinic acid salts as component D, from 0 to 20% by weight of organo phosphonic acid salt, as component E, from 0 to 5% by weight of phosphonic acid salt, the sum of the components always being 100% by weight, and wherein the angle of repose of said flame retardant-stabilizer combination is between 5° and 45°.

Abstract: Flame retardant mixtures and the production and use thereof The invention relates to a flame retardant mixture comprising 99.9999% to 87% by weight of diorganylphosphinic salts as component A) and 0.0001% to 13% by weight of iron as component B), where the sum total of A) and B) is 100% by weight; and to processes for preparation thereof and to the use thereof.

Abstract: A novel flame retardant-stabilizer combination for thermoplastic polymers, comprising as component A 20 to 99% by weight of a dialkylphosphinic salt of the formula (I) and/or of a diphosphinic salt of the formula (II) and/or polymers thereof in which R1, R2 are the same or different and are each C1-C6-alkyl, linear or branched; R3 is C1-C10-alkylene, linear or branched, C6-C10-arylene, C7-C20-alkylarylene or C7-C20-arylalkylene; M is Mg, Ca, Al, Sb, Sn, Ge, Ti, Zn, Fe, Zr, Ce, Bi, Sr, Mn, Li, Na, K and/or a protonated nitrogen base; m is 1 to 4; n is 1 to 4; x is 1 to 4, as component B 1 to 80% by weight of a salt of the phosphorous acid with the general formula (III) [HP(?O)O2]2?Mm+ (III) in which M is Mg, Ca, Al, Sb, Sn, Ge, Ti, Zn, Fe, Zr, Ce, Bi, Sr, Mn, Li, Na and/or K and m is 1 to 4, as component C 0 to 30% by weight of a nitrogen-containing synergist and/or of a phosphorus/nitrogen flame retardant, as component D 0 to 10% by weight of a zinc salt and/or of a basic or amphoteric oxide, hydroxide, carbo

Abstract: A flame-retardant composition is described as comprising phosphonate oligomers or polymers of formula (I) as a component (A) an amino ether of formula (II) as a component (B) and a thermoplastic polymer as a component (C), where the components (A), (B) and (C) are as defined.

Abstract: The invention relates to polymeric flame retardant mixtures containing a) 0.1 to 70 wt % dialkyl phosphinic acid salt, b) 0 to 20 wt % telomers, and c) 30 to 99.9 wt % oligomers, a), b) and c) adding up to 100 wt %, with the proviso that a), b) and c) are different compounds. The invention also relates to methods for synthesizing said polymeric flame retardant mixtures and the use thereof.

Abstract: Compositions containing, as component (A), a finely particled phosphinic acid salt of formula (I) and/or a finely particled diphosphinic acid salt of formula (II) and/or the polymers thereof, as component (B), an aminoether of formula (III), and as component (C), a thermoplastic polymer.

Abstract: Compositions containing, as component (A), a finely particled phosphinic acid salt of formula (I) and/or a finely particled diphosphinic acid salt of formula (II) and/or the polymers thereof, as component (B), an aminoether of formula (III), and as component (C), a thermoplastic polymer.

Abstract: The invention relates to waxes modified with sterically hindered amines, to a process for their preparation and to their use for stabilizing organic material.

Abstract: The invention relates to waxes modified with sterically hindered amines, to a process for their preparation and to their use for stabilizing organic material.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process of preparing glycol carboxyethylmethylphosphinate, which comprises a) reacting elemental yellow phosphorus with methyl chloride in the presence of an alkali or alkaline earth metal hydroxide to form a mixture which includes the alkali and/or alkaline earth metal salts of methylphosphonous, phosphorous and hypophosphorous acids as main constituents, b) esterifying the methylphosphonous acid from the mixture obtained by a), c) removing the methylphosphonous ester from the mixture, d) adding the thus obtained methylphosphonous ester to an acrylic ester, e) hydrolyzing the diester thus obtained, f) esterifying the resulting carboxyethylmethylphosphinic acid with ethylene glycol directly to the glycol carboxyethylmethylphosphinate. The invention also relates to the use of the glycol carboxyethylmethylphosphinates prepared according to the invention as reactive flame retardants for polymers.

Abstract: The invention relates to a stabilized, pulverulent red phosphorus material composed of phosphorus particles whose particle size is not more than 2 mm, and whose surface has been covered with a thin layer of an oxidation stabilizer, wherein the oxidation stabilizer is silver, and also to the use of the same, and to a process for its preparation.

Abstract: The invention relates to flame-retardant, unsaturated polyester resins made from unsaturated and saturated dicarboxylic acids and/or their anhydrides, from polyhydric alcohols, from one or more monomers and from a reactive phosphorus compound, which contain structural units of the formula IV where R1 is straight-chain or branched alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl or alkylaryl groups having from 1 to 18 carbon atoms and R2 is methyl or hydrogen. The invention likewise relates to a process for preparing such polyester resins and to their use.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process of preparing glycol carboxyethylmethylphosphinate, which comprises

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel flame-retardant phosphorus-containing epoxy resins with an epoxy value of from 0.05 to 1.0 moll 100 g containing structural units which derive from (A) polyepoxy compounds having at least two epoxy groups per molecule, and (B) organic phosphinic acids. The invention further relates to a process for their preparation, and to their use. Besides their flame retardancy, the novel flame-retardant phosphorus-containing epoxy resins have especially good storage stability.

Abstract: The invention relates to a stabilized, pulverulent red phosphorus material composed of phosphorus particles whose particle size is not more than 2 mm, and whose surface has been covered with a thin layer of an oxidation stabilizer, wherein the oxidation stabilizer is silver, and also to the use of the same, and to a process for its preparation.

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: The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of phosphinic acid esters, which comprises a) reacting elemental yellow phosphorus with alkylating agents in the presence of a base to give a mixture which comprises, as principal constituents, the (metal) salts of alkylphosphonous, phosphorous and hypophosphorous acids, b) esterifying the principal constituents of the mixture from a) to give an ester mixture, c) isolating the ester of the alkylphosphonous acid from the ester mixture, d) adding the resultant ester of the alkylphosphonous acid onto an olefin containing a functional group. The invention likewise relates to the use of the phosphinic acid esters prepared by this process, inter alia as flame retardants and precursors for further syntheses.

Abstract: The invention relates to halogen-free and flame-retardant unsaturated polyester resins which contain, as flame retardants, a combination of aluminum hydroxide, at least one nitrogen component and red phosphorus, to a process for their preparation and to their use.