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Polycarbonate containing an aromatic sulfonamide as an ignition depressant

Assignee: Dow Chemical Co
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Filing: 1979-01-22
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Granted: 1981-03-03
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Expires: 1999-01-22
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Abstract

Abstract A polycarbonate such as a bisphenol-A homopolycarbonate containing a small amount of a metal salt of an aromatic sulfonamide, e.g., the sodium salt of saccarin or a derivative thereof, resists combustion upon exposure to a low temperature ignition source.

Inventors

  • 👤 Lowell S. Thomas
  • 👤 Ronald V. Petrella

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-26 06:43
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08K; C08K5/00; C08K5/36; C08K5/43

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim 49 words
A composition comprising a carbonate polymer having dispersed therein a metal salt of an aromatic sulfonamide having at least one sulfonamide moiety represented by the formula: ##STR15## wherein Ar is an aromatic group, M is a metal cation and n is a number corresponding to the valence of M.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 49 words
A composition comprising a carbonate polymer having dispersed therein a metal salt of an aromatic sulfonamide having at least one sulfonamide moiety represented by the formula: ##STR15## wherein Ar is an aromatic group, M is a metal cation and n is a number corresponding to the valence of M.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 56 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the sulfonamide is represented by the formula: ##STR16## wherein Ar taken singularly is an aromatic carbocyclic moiety and R is a monovalent organic moiety or taken collectively Ar and R are a divalent aromatic moiety wherein both valencies are bonded to the --N.sup.⊖ -- and M.sup.⊕ is a monovalent cation.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 53 words
The composition of claim 2 wherein the monovalent cation is sodium, Ar is phenyl, aromatically substituted phenyl, phenylene or aromatically substituted phenylene in which the substituent(s) are halo, alkyl, aryl, amino, alkylcarbonyl, alkaryl or aralkyl; R' is carbonyl, aryl carbonyl, aryl aminocarbonyl, aryl sulfonyl, thiazolyl, alkyl thiazolyl, pyrimidinyl, alkyl pyrimidinyl, quinolinyl or pyrrolidinyl.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 21 words
The composition of claim 3 wherein the sulfonamide is represented by the formula: ##STR17## wherein R' is halo, hydrogen or alkyl.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 33 words
The composition of claim 3 wherein the sulfonamide is represented by the formula: ##STR18## wherein R is aryl carbonyl, aryl amino carbonyl, aryl sulfonyl, thiazolyl, alkyl thiazolyl, pyrimidinyl, alkyl pyrimidinyl, quinolinyl or pyrrolidinyl.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 45 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the carbonate polymer is a polycarbonate of bisphenol-A and the sulfonamide is the sodium salt of saccharin, said salt being present in an amount from about 0.01 to about 0.5 weight percent based on the weight of the polycarbonate.

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