Novel mixtures of brominated diphenyl ethanes
AssigneeEthyl Corporation
InventorsDavid R. Brackenridge, Saadat Hussain
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Abstract
This invention relates to novel mixtures of brominated diphenyl ethanes, such mixtures containing a predominant amount of hexabromodiphenyl ethane and having an average bromine number, based upon GC area percent, of from about 6.7 to about 7.3. ABS based formulations containing such mixtures and articles made from such formulations are also a part of this invention.
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A mixture of brominated diphenyl ethanes, said mixture having an average bromine number, based upon gas chromotographic area percent, which is in the range of from about 6.8 to about 7.2 and containing hexabromodiphenyl ethane, heptabromodiphenyl ethane and octabromodiphenyl ethane, in which the hexabromodiphenyl ethane is present in an amount which is greater than or equal to the sum of the amount of heptabromodiphenyl ethane and the amount of octabromodiphenyl ethane in the mixture.
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