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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 1978
Filed:
Aug. 16, 1976
George A Tsigdinos, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Fred W Moore, Plymouth, MI (US);
Valerie J Kuck, Upper Montclair, NJ (US);
Emanuele Scalco, Bridgewater Township, Somerset County, NJ (US);
Amax Inc., New York, NY (US);
Abstract
A flame resistant and smoke suppressed plasticized polyvinyl chloride polymer containing from about 20 to about 80 parts per hundred resin (phr) of an ester-type plasticizer and an effective amount of a flame retardant and smoke suppressant agent comprising an inorganic molybdenum compound such as molybdenum oxides and metal molybdates. In accordance with a preferred embodiment, the flame retardant and smoke suppressant agent further includes a controlled effective amount of an antimony compound such as antimony oxide in combination with the molybdenum compound imparting synergistic flame retardancy and smoke suppressing characteristics to the plasticized polyvinyl chloride resin formulation.