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Flame retardant brominated styrene-based latices

US5438096A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 16, 1994
Grant dateAug 1, 1995
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Expiry dateMay 16, 2014

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC08L25/14
  • WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Improved flame retardant polymer latices are disclosed which comprise copolymers of ring-halogenated aromatic monomer units and alkyl acrylate/methacrylate monomer units, and which may additionally include at least one other monomer. In a first embodiment, the latices include ring-brominated aromatic monomer units and alkyl acrylate and/or alkyl methacrylate monomer units. In a second embodiment, the latices include these first two types of monomer units and further include third monomer units from unsaturated esters of saturated carboxylic acids, halogen-free aromatic monomers or unsaturated carboxylic or dicarboxylic acid monomers. In a third embodiment, the latices include four monomer units, namely ring-brominated aromatic monomer units, alkyl acrylate/methacrylate monomer units, halogen-free aromatic monomer units and unsaturated carboxylic or dicarboxylic acid monomer units. In one aspect, the halogenated aromatic monomers are present in an amount to provide from 7 to 20 weight percent bromine in the final latex composition. In another aspect, the halogenated aromatic monomers include polybrominated monomers, particularly to provide monomers having an average of at least abou…

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