Icl-ip America Inc.

Bromine Compounds Limited

University of Massachusetts

Joseph Zilberman

Todd Emrick

Michael R Peled

Andrew M Piotrowski

Mark Gelmont

Eran Gluz

Jeffrey Stowell

Zhihao Chen

Mayank Singh

Sergei Vladimirovich Levchik

Dorit Canfi

E Bryan Coughlin

Richard J Farris

Thangamani Ranganathan

Andrew Gregor

Ron Frim

Pierre Georlette

Jakob Oren

Smadar Hini

Kali Ananth Suryadevara

Nasif Yassin

Dov Beruben

Yoav Bar Yaakov

Andrew Piotrowski

Meng Zhang

Gideon Shikolski

Stephen J Chaterpaul

Alon Tavor

David Ioffe

Grigory Titelman

Samuel Bron

Olga Weinberg

Mark Glemont

Kali Suryadevara

Sergei V Levchik

Grigory I Titelman

Gideon Shikolsky

The present invention provides fire-retarded rigid polyurethane foam comprising the reaction product of polyol and isocyanate foam forming components and a dialkyl phosphorus-containing compound, namely a reactive mono-hydroxyl-functional dialkyl phosphinates, as flame retardant, serving as highly efficient reactive flame retardant in said rigid polyurethane foam.

Rigid polyurethane foam containing reactive flame retardant

The present invention provides dialkyl phosphorus-containing compounds, namely reactive mono-hydroxyl-functional dialkyl phosphinates, serving as highly efficient reactive flame retardants in flexible polyurethane foams. The invention further provides fire-retarded polyurethane compositions comprising said the reaction product of the mono-hydroxyl-functional dialkyl phosphinates with polyol and isocyanate foam forming components.

Reactive flame retardants for flexible polyurethane foams

The present invention provides novel cyclic phosphorus-containing compounds, namely hydroxyl-functional phospholene-1-oxides, serving as highly efficient reactive flame retardants in urethane systems, particularly in flexible polyurethane foams, semi-rigid and rigid polyurethane and polyisocyanurate foams. The invention further provides fire-retarded polyurethane compositions comprising said hydroxyl-functional phospholene-1-oxides.

Reactive flame retardants for polyurethane and polyisocyanurate foams

The present invention provides novel cyclic phosphorus-containing compounds, namely hydroxyl-functional phospholene-1-oxides, serving as highly efficient reactive flame retardants in urethane systems, particularly in flexible polyurethane foams, rigid polyurethane foams and rigid polyisocyanurate foams. The invention further provides fire-retarded polyurethane compositions comprising said hydroxyl-functional phospholene-1-oxides.

There is provided herein a flame retardant and curing agent compound for curing thermosetting resins, e.g., epoxy resins, a composition comprising a thermosetting resin, e.g., an epoxy resin and the curing agent, an article comprising the curing agent, and a method of making the curing agent.

Active ester curing agent compound for thermosetting resins, flame retardant composition comprising same, and articles made therefrom

There is provided herein an aluminum methyl methylphosphonate in crystalline form wherein 90% of the aluminum methyl methylphoshponate has a particle size of less than 10 microns, and wherein the aluminum methyl methylphosphonate is obtained by the process of reacting aluminum hydroxide with dimethyl methylphosphonate in the presence of a catalyst.

Metal phosphonate flame retardant and method producing thereof

This invention relates to an epoxy resin composition, in particular a curable phosphorus containing flame retardant epoxy resin composition comprising epoxy resin and an epoxy resin chain-extending amount of a diaryl alkylphosphonate and/or diaryl arylphosphonate and a cross-linking agent. The curable flame retardant compositions are useful in e.g., printed wiring boards or molding compounds for electronic applications, protective coatings, adhesives, as well as structural and decorative composite materials.

Curable phosphorus-containing flame retardant epoxy resin

There is provided herein a process for purifying bisphosphate comprising solvating a molten bisphosphate in a mixture of water and water miscible solvent; cooling the solution over a period and to a temperature that provides for crystallization of solid product; increasing the pH of the solution prior to, and/or during, and/or after the initiation of crystallization, and/or after crystallization, by the addition of a base; and after crystallization is complete, separating solid product from the solution; washing the separated solid product in the same and/or different mixture of water and water miscible solvent; and, washing the solid product which has been washed in the mixture with water.

Water miscible solvent based process for purifying a bisphosphate

Deoxybenzoin-phosphonate and other copolymer compounds, compositions and related methods.

Deoxybenzoin-based anti-flammable polyphosphonate and poly(arylate-phosphonate) copolymer compounds, compositions and related methods of use

A process for preparing tetrabromobisphenol A, which comprises: i) reacting bisphenol A and bromine in dichloromethane in the presence of aqueous hydrogen peroxide at a temperature in the range of room temperature to the reflux temperature, wherein said dichloromethane is present in an amount sufficient for substantially dissolving brominated derivatives of said bisphenol A formed thereby, ii) separating the substantially solid-free reaction mixture obtained in step i) into aqueous and organic phases, precipitating tetrabromobisphenol A from the organic phase and isolating said precipitated tetrabromobisphenol A from said organic phase.

Process for the preparation of tetrabromobisphenol A

Polybrominated bisaryl compounds containing bromomethyl or bromomethylene groups are provided, as well as flameproof polymeric formulations comprising the compounds. The novel compounds exhibit a good thermal stability, and are particularly suitable for flame-retarding polystyrene thermoplastic foams. A process for making the polybrominated bisaryl compounds is also provided.

Flame retardant bromobenzyl systems

The present invention provides novel pentabromobenzyl alkyl ethers serving as highly effective flame retardants in polymers. The invention further provides a fire retarded polymer composition comprising said pentabromobenzyl alkyl ethers.

Pentabromobenzyl alkyl ethers and their use as fire retardants

Process for the preparation of 3-bromoanisole comprising methoxydenitrating 3-bromonitrobenzene in the presence of a phase-transfer catalyst (PTC), and the preparation of 3-bromonirtobenzene by the bromination of nitrobenzene with bromine in oleum. The methoxydenitration reagent in an alkali metal methoxide, which is selected from sodium methoxide and potassium methoxide. The amount of methoxide used is 1-1.5 mol per mol of 3-bromonitrobenzene. The alkali methoxide can be a pre-prepared solid or it can be prepared in situ, by the reaction of the corresponding alkali hydroxide and methanol. In the case when pre-prepared solid methoxide is used, the effective amount of alkali hydroxide is between 1.2-1.7 mol per mol of 3-bromonitrobenzebe. The reaction temperatures are between about 40 to 80&deg; C., with preference to reaction temperatures of 50 to 55&deg; C. In the case in which methoxide is prepared in situ, the effective amount of alkali hydroxide is between 2.2-2.4 mol per mol of 3-bromonitrobenzene. The reaction temperatures are between about 50 to 80&deg; C. with preference to reaction temperatures of 55 to 65&deg; C.

Processes for the preparation of 3-bromoanisole and 3-bromonitrobenzene

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