Alcan International Limited

Unilever Patent Holdings B.v.

Rockwood Clay Additives, Gmbh

Kenneth A Evans

Kevin John Wills

Anthony R Emery

Alan Dyer

Farid Azizian

Peter P Edwards

Robin Wainwright

Brian Rossall

Jennifer Carolyn Southern

Angus I Kirkland

Stephen Clifford Brown

Robert Michael Christie

Richard J Hedley

Richard John Cowton

Leslie E Shiel

Javier Prieto Garcia

Christopher F Pygall

Adrian K Smith

Marie-Laure Bastiment

Paul I Biley

John Robert Flannagan

Jon Mogan

Derek Prichett

Marie Noella Gail Risto

Sergei Zouikin

Walid El-Tannir

A polymer composition is provided that comprises a polymer and a synergistic flame retardant additive combination which comprises a nano-clay and a second filler. The second filler may be a material with known flame retardant properties, an inert filler or a combination of the same. The preferred nano-clay is Cloisite, the preferred second filler is aluminium trihydroxide. The presence of this flame retardant additive combination in polymers increases the strength of the char that forms during combustion. The formation of a strong char creates a barrier to ignition of the underlying material, for example electrical cables that have been provided with a coating of the polymeric composition.

Fire retardant compositions

A polymer formulation of the kind including a polymer such as PVC or thermosetting polyester acrylic or epoxy and generally soft filler materials in an amount of 50-300 parts per 100 of resin, contains 0.05-5% of an abrasion-resistant additive which is silicon carbide or an &agr;-alumina selected from calcined unground alumina having a median crystallite size of at least 5.5 &mgr;m, and calcined and ground alumina having a median particle size of at least 3.0 &mgr;m, and tabular alumina. Shaped products and coating films formed from such formulations are also included.

Abrasion resistant polymer

Intumescent compositions

Magnetic materials and products made therefrom

This invention relates to toothpaste containing an alumina hydrate abrasive and a source of fluoride. According to the invention, there is provided a toothpaste containing a source of fluoride ions and unmilled, precipitated alumina trihydrate as an abrasive, wherein the alumina trihydrate particles have a median particle size of at least 3 micrometers. The median particle size of the alumina trihydrate is preferably below 30 micrometers, more preferably from 5 to 20 micrometers, and most preferably 8 to 12 micrometers. It has been found that the use of an unmilled alumina trihydrate, obtained by precipitation, substantially reduces the loss of available fluoride on storage whereas the use of a milled alumina trihydrate causes significant loss of available fluoride.

Alumina hydrate-containing toothpaste

This invention relates to toothpaste containing an alumina hydrate abrasive and flavoring. According to the invention, there is provided a toothpaste containing flavoring and unmilled, precipitated alumina trihydrate as an abrasive, wherein the alumina trihydrate particles have a median particle size of at least 3 micrometers. The median particle size of the alumina trihydrate is preferably below 30 micrometers, more preferably from 5 to 20 micrometers, and most preferably 8 to 12 micrometers. It has been found that the use of an unmilled alumina trihydrate, obtained by precipitation, reduces the amount of flavoring material required to obtain a given flavor strength when compared with an equivalent content of milled alumina trihydrate of similar particle size.

The present invention relates to an oral composition such as a dentifrice. It has been found that the stability of a monofluorophosphate and a soluble zinc compound such as zinc citrate is improved in a dentifrice if instead of milled alumina trihydrate abrasive an unmilled precipitated alumina trihydrate abrasive is used in the dentifrice.

Oral compositions

Stable alkaline sols of anionic alumina hydrate may be made by calcining alumina trihydrate and milling the monohydrate produced under alkaline conditions. Alkaline sols containing both anionic alumina hydrate and anionic colloidal silica may be used for bonding refractory bodies.

Production of stable anionic sols containing colloidal alumina hydrate

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Kenneth A Evans