FLAME RETARDANT POLY(TRIMETHYLENE) TEREPHTHALATE COMPOSITIONS AND ARTICLES MADE THEREFROM

• Main Authors: CHANG, JINGUNG, ROLLIN JR, PAUL, ELLIS, SAMANT, KALIKA, RANJAN, MESSMORE, BENJAMIN, WEAVER
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 04.12.2013
• Subjects: APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF CARBONFILAMENTS; CHEMICAL FEATURES IN THE MANUFACTURE OF ARTIFICIAL FILAMENTS,THREADS, FIBRES, BRISTLES OR RIBBONS; CHEMISTRY; COFFEE MILLS; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON; COMPOSITIONS OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; FLEXIBLE SHEET MATERIAL NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; FURNITURE; HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT; HUMAN NECESSITIES; LAUNDERING; METALLURGY; NATURAL OR ARTIFICIAL THREADS OR FIBRES; ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; SPICE MILLS; SPINNING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL; TEXTILES; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP; TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; USE OF INORGANIC OR NON-MACROMOLECULAR ORGANIC SUBSTANCES ASCOMPOUNDING INGREDIENTS; WALL, FLOOR OR LIKE COVERING MATERIALS, e.g. LINOLEUM,OILCLOTH, ARTIFICIAL LEATHER, ROOFING FELT, CONSISTING OF AFIBROUS WEB COATED WITH A LAYER OF MACROMOLECULARMATERIAL

Poly(trimethylene terephthalate) compositions, and articles made therefrom, having improved flame retardancy are provided. The compositions can be used to make carpets that are suitable for installation where flame retardancy is desired.