Abstract:
Extruded polymer foams are made from a polymer composition that includes an unbrominated styrenic polymer, a brominated vinyl aromatic/butadiene flame retardant, and an unbrominated vinyl aromatic/butadiene polymer. The unbrominated vinyl aromatic/butadiene polymer improves the cell homogeneity.
Abstract:
Brominated styrene-butadiene copolymers are useful gas transport films. The gas transport films are made by brominating a starting styrene-butadiene copolymer, and then forming the brominated styrene-butadiene copolymer into a film The film may contain a blend of the brominated styrene-butadiene copolymer with one or more other polymers. The films have excellent selectivities between certain pairs of gasses, and exhibit high gas transport rates for various gasses such as carbon dioxide and water vapor.
Abstract:
Extruded polymer foams are made from a polymer composition that includes an unbrominated styrenic polymer, a brominated vinyl aromatic/butadiene flame retardant, and an unbrominated vinyl aromatic/butadiene polymer. The unbrominated vinyl aromatic/butadiene polymer improves the cell homogeneity.
Abstract:
Aliphatic bromine-containing polymers are stabilized using a mixture of an alkyl phosphite and an epoxy compound. This stabilizer package is very effective at preventing cross-linking reactions from occurring when the aliphatic bromine-containing polymer is subjected to high temperatures as are seen in melt processing operations. The stabilized aliphatic bromine-containing polymer is useful as a flame retardant for other polymers, notably polystyrene foam.