Flame retardant mixture for polyurethanes
AssigneeStauffer Chemical Company
InventorAlan M. Aaronson
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Abstract
A composition comprises polyurethane, a two-component flame retardant system consisting of an additive first flame retardant containing organophosphorus, and a second flame retardant containing organochlorine or organobromine. The composition of the invention may be employed for polyurethane foams, especially rigid foams. Diminished combustibility for rigid foam is measured by a flame-spread index less than 75 and a smoke developed index less than 450 when subjected to ASTM Test E-84, Surface Burning Characteristics of Building Materials. Dimethyl methylphosphonate is a representative additive organophosphorus first flame retardant. Trichloroisopropyl alcohol is a representative second flame retardant containing organochlorine.
Claims10
A flame-retarded polyurethane composition comprising polyurethane, a two-component flame retardant system consisting of an additive first flame retardant containing dialkyl alkylphosphonate and a second flame retardant containing organochlorine or organobromine incorporated in a polyether polyol.
A polyurethane foam composition having a flame spread index less than 75 and a smoke developed index less than 450 when subjected to ASTM Test E-84, Surface Burning Characteristics of Building Materials, comprising polyurethane, a two-component flame retardant system consisting essentially of an additive first flame retardant containing dialkyl alkylphosphonate, and a second flame retardant containing or organochlorine or organobromine incorporated in a polyether polyol.
A process for making a polyurethane foam comprising foaming a mixture of a polyol, a polyisocyanate, a first flame retardant containing dialkyl alkylphosphonate, and a second flame retardant containing organochlorine or organobromine in a polyether polyol.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.