- Author
- Lichtenhan, J. D. | Gilman, J. W.
- Title
- Preceramic Polymer Blends as Novel Environmentally Safe Fire Retardants.
- Coporate
- Phillips Laboratory, Edwards AFB, CA National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
- Report
- U.S. Provisional Patent Application, November 1996, 8 p.
- Keywords
- fire retardants | halogens | additives | flammability
- Abstract
- This patent describes the use of preceramic inorganic and organometallic polymers as additives and in blends with organic polymers for reducing flammability, i.e., as a fire retardant (FR) for commodity and engineering polymers.