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Fire retardant resin compositions
Assignee: Dow Silicones Corp
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Filing: 1993-10-26
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Granted: 1995-05-02
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Expires: 2013-10-26
Abstract
Abstract A free-flowing silicone polymer powder, said powder having an average particle size of 1 to 1000 microns and being prepared by mixing a polydiorganosiloxane with a silica filler, and a phosphorus-based fire retardant compound are uniformly dispersed in an organic resin using conventional equipment, such as a single screw extruder. The resulting resin composition shows a significant improvement in fire retardancy but does not exhibit the severe deterioration of impact resistance incurred when the resin is modified with only phosphorus-based fire retardant.
Inventors
- 👤 David J. Romenesko
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 16:04
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08J; C08J3/00; C08J3/20; C08J3/22; C08J3/226; C08L; C08L101/00; C08L69/00; C08J2483/00; C08L2201/00; C08L2201/02; C08L83/00; C08L83/04
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 26
Claim 1
Independent Claim
94 words
A method for imparting fire retardancy to an organic resin (A), said resin being selected from the group consisting of organic thermoplastic resins and organic thermoset resins, said method comprising thoroughly dispersing in said organic resin (B) a silicone polymer powder and, (C) a phosphorus-based fire retardant to form a modified resin composition, said silicone polymer powder (B) having an average particle size of 1 to 1000 microns and consisting essentially of (i) 100 parts by weight of a polydiorganosiloxane polymer, and (ii) from 10 to 150 parts by weight of a silica filler.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
94 words
A method for imparting fire retardancy to an organic resin (A), said resin being selected from the group consisting of organic thermoplastic resins and organic thermoset resins, said method comprising thoroughly dispersing in said organic resin (B) a silicone polymer powder and, (C) a phosphorus-based fire retardant to form a modified resin composition, said silicone polymer powder (B) having an average particle size of 1 to 1000 microns and consisting essentially of (i) 100 parts by weight of a polydiorganosiloxane polymer, and (ii) from 10 to 150 parts by weight of a silica filler.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein said component (ii) is a treated silica filler.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method according to claim 2, wherein said organic resin is a thermoplastic resin.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method according to claim 3, wherein said polydiorganosiloxane (i) is a polydimethylsiloxane gum having at least one functional group selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl and vinyl.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
42 words
The method according to claim 4, wherein said treated silica filler (ii) comprises a silica filler having a surface area of 50 to 400 square meters per gram treated with a hydroxy-terminated polydiorganosiloxane having a degree of polymerization of 2 to 100.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method according to claim 4, wherein said silicone polymer powder further comprises from 0.5 to 15 parts by weight of an alkoxysilane adhesion promoter for each 100 parts by weight of said silicone polymer powder.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
43 words
The method according to claim 6, wherein said treated silica filler (ii) comprises a silica filler having a surface area of 50 to 400 square meters per gram treated with a hydroxy-terminated polydiorganosiloxane having an average degree of polymerization of 2 to 100.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method according to claim 7, wherein said alkoxysilane adhesion promoter is selected from the group consisting of gamma-acryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane, gamma-methacryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane, gamma-glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane, N-beta-(N-vinylbenzylamino)ethyl-gamma-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane monohydrogen chloride, phenyltrimethoxysilane and vinyltrimethoxysilane.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method according to claim 8, wherein said hydroxy-terminated polydiorganosiloxane has an average degree of polymerization of 2 to 10.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein said component (C) is ammonium polyphosphate.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
94 words
A modified resin composition comprising: (A) 100 parts by weight of an organic resin selected from the group consisting of organic thermoplastic resins and organic thermoset resins; (B) from 0.5 to 25 parts by weight of a silicone polymer powder, said silicone polymer powder having an average particle size of 1 to 1000 microns and consisting essentially of (i) 100 parts by weight of a polydiorganosiloxane polymer, and (ii) from 10 to 150 parts by weight of a silica filler; and (C) from 5 to 80 parts by weight of a phosphorus-based fire retardant.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
94 words
A modified resin composition comprising: (A) 100 parts by weight of an organic resin selected from the group consisting of organic thermoplastic resins and organic thermoset resins; (B) from 0.5 to 25 parts by weight of a silicone polymer powder, said silicone polymer powder having an average particle size of 1 to 1000 microns and consisting essentially of (i) 100 parts by weight of a polydiorganosiloxane polymer, and (ii) from 10 to 150 parts by weight of a silica filler; and (C) from 5 to 80 parts by weight of a phosphorus-based fire retardant.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
15 words
The composition according to claim 11, wherein said component (ii) is a treated silica filler.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
15 words
The composition according to claim 12, wherein said organic resin (A) is a thermoplastic resin.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
29 words
The composition according to claim 13, wherein said polydiorganosiloxane (i) is a polydimethylsiloxane gum having at least one functional group selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl and vinyl.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
42 words
The composition according to claim 14, wherein said treated silica filler (ii) comprises a silica filler having a surface area of 50 to 400 square meters per gram treated with a hydroxy-terminated polydiorganosiloxane having a degree of polymerization of 2 to 100.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
32 words
The composition according to claim 14, further comprising from 0.5 to 15 parts by weight of an alkoxysilane adhesion promoter for each 100 parts by weight of said silicone polymer powder (B).
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
43 words
The composition according to claim 16, wherein said treated silica filler (ii) comprises a silica filler having a surface area of 50 to 400 square meters per gram treated with a hydroxy-terminated polydiorganosiloxane having an average degree of polymerization of 2 to 100.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
27 words
The composition according to claim 17, wherein said alkoxysilane adhesion promoter is selected from the group consisting of gamma-acryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane, gamma-methacryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane, gamma-glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane, N-beta-(N-vinylbenzylamino)ethyl-gamma-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane monohydrogen chloride, phenyltrimethoxysilane and vinyltrimethoxysilane.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
20 words
The composition according to claim 18, wherein said hydroxy-terminated polydiorganosiloxane has an average degree of polymerization of 2 to 10.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
73 words
A composition according to claim 11, wherein said silicone polymer powder is prepared by mixing (i) 100 parts by weight of a polydiorganosiloxane polymer, and (ii) 10 to 150 parts by weight of a silica filler, said mixing being carried out in a temperature range of greater than 100° C. to 200° C. and under sufficient shear to impart an average particle size of 1 to 1000 microns to said silicone polymer powder.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
31 words
The composition according to claim 11, wherein 1 to 15 parts by weight of said silicone polymer powder (B) is combined with 100 parts by weight of said organic resin (A).
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
44 words
The composition according to claim 11, wherein 1 to 15 parts by weight of said silicone polymer powder (B) and 15 to 50 parts by weight of said phosphorus-based fire retardant (C) are combined with 100 parts by weight of said organic resin (A).
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
44 words
The composition according to claim 12, wherein 1 to 15 parts by weight of said silicone polymer powder (B) and 15 to 50 parts by weight of said phosphorus-based fire retardant (C) are combined with 100 parts by weight of said organic resin (A).
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
13 words
The composition according to claim 11, wherein said component (C) is ammonium polyphosphate.
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