FLAME RETARDANT COMPOSITIONS OF STYRENE POLYMERS AND BROMINATED HEXAMETHYL BENZENE

• Main Authors: ANTON SCHICK, HELMUT BIRKNER, WILLI ZIEGENBEIN
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 18.01.1972
• Subjects: CHEMISTRY; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; METALLURGY; ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ARTCOLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP; USE OF INORGANIC OR NON-MACROMOLECULAR ORGANIC SUBSTANCES ASCOMPOUNDING INGREDIENTS

A fire resistant composition of styrene polymers containing as fireproofing agents the bromination products of hexamethyl benzene in amounts of about 1-20 percent by weight based on the styrene polymers. In addition to the bromination products of hexamethyl benzene, the composition can include organic chlorine compounds, antimony trioxide and/or foaming agents.