Great Lakes Chemical Corporation

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Nicolai A Favstritsky

Enrico J Termine

Ray W Atwell

Charles C Shin

Richard S Rose

Harry A Hodgen

Dennis M Borden

Ahmad Dadgar

Jin-liang Wang

William Ray Fielding

Brent M Sanders

David J Honkomp

Rodney H Sergent

Jonathan N Howarth

Rastko I Mamuzic

Bhabatosh Bhattacharya

Julie A McKeown

Robert J Nulph

Donna L Collison

Dennis W Borden

Jane Likens

John L Sands

Robert Joseph Stahl

John E Hill

Arthur J Hein

Glade E Squires

David E May

Gurudas Zingde

John P Stallings

Kevin G Taylor

Jin-Liang Nang

A method of making flame retarded polyurethanes by including a bromobenzoate compound in the polyurethane mixture. Also disclosed is a method of making flame retarded polyvinyl chlorides, unsaturated polyesters and epoxy resins by incorporating a bromobenzoate compound into the polymer system. The bromobenzoate compounds of the invention may also be used as plasticizers for PVC and rubber.

Use of ring-brominated benzoate compounds as flame retardants and/or

A method of preparing tetrabromobenzoate compounds from tetrabromophthalic anhydride by reacting tetrabromophthalic anhydride with alcohol in the presence of a decarboxylation catalyst. The reaction may be carried out in an excess of alcohol, or with a near stoichiometric amount of alcohol by performing the reaction in an inert solvent.

One-pot synthesis of ring-brominated benzoate compounds

A process for leaching gold, silver, platinum and palladium wherein an aqueous leaching solution containing bromine and bromide ion contacts a precious metal source to produce an aqueous leachate. A precursor composition for producing an aqueous leaching solution for leaching gold, silver, platinum and palladium. A process for electrogenerating bromine and a process for leaching gold, silver, platinum and palladium wherein bromine is electrogenerated and contacts a precious metal source to produce an aqueous leachate. A process for leaching gold, silver, platinum and palladium wherein bromine is electrogenerated from a solution containing chloride ions and bromide ions.

Inorganic perbromide compositions and methods of use thereof

Flame retardant additive for plastics, compositions containing the additive, and methods for preparing the additives and compositions. The additives include a halostyrene-glycidyl (meth)acrylate copolymer. The compositions include a thermoplastic substrate requiring flame retardancy and copolymers of a halostyrene and glycidyl (meth)acrylate.

Dibromostyrene-glycidyl(meth)acrylate copolymers

Flame retardant latex compositions are disclosed which include natural or synthetic latex grafted with ring-halogenated, ethylenically unsaturated aromatic monomers. The graft latex is used alone or in combination with non-grafted natural or synthetic latex. The compositions are useful as coatings for a wide variety of applications, including fabric backcoatings, carpetings, paints, adhesives, sealants, caulks, non-woven binders and so on.

Flame retardant brominated styrene graft latex compositions

A method for controlling diseases in plants, comprising applying to the roots or leaves of the plant a water-soluble, mono- or di-substituted ammonium perhalide of the formula: ##STR1## where R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are independently hydrogen, hydroxyethyl, alkyl, cyclic alkyl, (alpha, omega)-alkyl, alkyl ether, polyether, heterocyclic ring-substituted alkyl, and halogenated alkyl; X is chlorine, bromine or iodine; n is 2 to 6; and only one of R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 is hydrogen. In another aspect of the invention, plant seeds are disinfected by applying the water-soluble, mono- or di-substituted ammonium perhalide to the seeds.

Use of perbromides to control diseases in plants

A method for reducing plant water loss by closing stomatal openings and reducing the transpiration rate. In particular, a water loss reducing composition made of an osmo-adjusting solute such as sorbitol or xylitol is applied to plants. The solution is applied to the root zone by drenching regularly or prior to water deficiency, and preferably includes between about 0.5 and about 25 weight percent of the water loss reducing and conditioning agent.

Method of using sorbitol or xylitol for plant water loss reducing agent

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 about 1.5 bromines per monomer unit. The latex polymers have glass transition temperature in the -30.degree. to 30.degree. C. range for coating, paint adhesive, sealant and non-woven binder applications.

Flame retardant brominated styrene-based latices

Osmo-adjusting solutes, particularly polyols and/or monosaccharides, are used to control the growth of plants. In particular, aqueous solutions of sorbitol or xylitol are used to reduce plant height and increase stem diameter. The solutions preferably include between about 0.05 and about 25 weight percent of the osmo-adjusting solute, and are applied to the root zone by drenching regularly or prior to transplanting. The solutions are also shown to be effective for conditioning plants for hardiness against certain environmental and handling stresses.

Methods of regulating plant growth with polyhydric alcohols

A flame-retarded polyolefin fiber made of a thermoplastic polyolefin and a graft copolymer composition represented by tile formula: ##STR1## in which PP is polypropylene, and S represents grafted side chains having halogenated monomeric units of the formula: ##STR2## wherein x=1 to 4, R.sub.8 is H or CH.sub.3, R.sub.9 is H or a C.sub.1-4 alkyl group, and R.sub.10 is Br or Cl. In an alternate embodiment the flame-retarded polyolefin fiber further includes a halogenated bisphenol derivative represented by the formula: ##STR3## in which R.sub.1 to R.sub.4 are H, CH.sub.3 or a halogen, R.sub.5 is H, dihaloethyl, dihalopropyl or dihalobutyl, and A is a single bond, O, CO, S, SO.sub.2 or C(R.sub.6)(R.sub.7), where R.sub.6 and R.sub.7 are H or a C.sub.1-4 alkyl.

Fire retardant polyolefin fibers and fabrics

A process for the solventless polymerization of brominated styrenes includes blending monomers of brominated styrenes with a polymerization initiator, feeding the monomer/polymerization initiator mix into a prepolymerizer wherein the monomers begin to polymerize, and feeding the monomer/polymerization initiator mix and the partially polymerized bromostyrene into a screw-type extruder to drive the polymerization to a high degree of completion in a short period of time. Optionally, the monomers may be preheated before mixing with the initiator, or a heater may be included in the prepolymerizer.

Polymers or brominated styrene

Smoke suppressed flame retardant thermoset resin compositions comprise smoke suppressant bicyclic phosphate compound(s), flame retardant(s) and unsaturated polyester or other thermoset materials. These compositions exhibit a reduced tendency to smoke under conditions of burning.

Smoke suppressed flame retardant unsaturated polyester resin compositions

The invention relates to a process for the purification of brominated styrenic homo-polymers and co-polymers. The purification process reduces or removes contained aliphatic bromine, and free bromine resulting from the reaction of the brominated reagent with the polystyrene backbone. In addition, the method optionally removes occluded inorganic halide impurities from the polymer. These impurities are considered undesirable due to their adverse effects on thermal aging and stability of the final end use resin formulations.

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Nicolai A Favstritsky