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US 2007/0185248 A1Published application
Intumescent polylefin nanocomposites and their use
AssigneesPolyOne Corporation, AMCOL International Corporation
InventorsGuoqiang Qian, David Jarus
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Abstract
An intumescent polyolefin nanocomposite is disclosed. The nanoclay contributes stiffness, toughness and flame retardancy to the compound. The intumescent contributes flame retardancy. The compound can be processed as a thermoplastic into any practical article needing stiff, tough, and flame retardancy properties.
Claims10
An intumescent polymer compound, comprising:
- (a) a polyolefin;
- (b) an intumescent;
- (c) at least about 3 weight percent of the total compound of a nanoclay.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.