A New Sustainable Polymeric Fire Safety Solution for Thermoplastics and Elastomers

www.albemarle.comA New Sustainable Polymeric Fire Safety Solution for Thermoplastics and Elastomers21st Annual Conference on Recent Advances on Flame Retardancy of Polymeric MaterialsMay 24, 2010Kumar G. Kumar, Arthur Mack, Douglas Luther, Vijay Kotian and Bo LiuAlbemarle CorporationAgendawww.albemarle.comwww.albemarle.comWhy a new Flame Retardant?What is GreenArmor?How wel does GreenArmor perform in StyrenicsPolyolefinsPolyamides PolyestersRegistration statusCommercialization timelineSampling Summary2Why a New Flame Retardant?www.albemarle.comwww.albemarle.comGrowing need for efficient fire safety solutions that are…Environmental y friendly SustainableRecyclable In a single Melt blendable (Efficiency !)Better performingpackageThermal y stable (Aesthetics !)Color stable3What is www.albemarle.comwww.albemarle.comNew Generation Polymeric Flame Retardant (MW > 1000)High Bromine content Better FR efficiencyMelt-blendableCan be used in both thermoplastic and thermoset polymers Has excel ent mechanical and electrical propertiesOffers better thermal and color stability Has excel ent recyclabilityIs offered in a low-color, non-dusting pel et formSupports VECAP4Typical Propertieswww.albemarle.comwww.albemarle.comPropertyGreenArmorSpecific Gravity2.4Bromine Content≥74 %Glass Transition Temperature (by DSC)122°CTGA, (10 °C / min under N2) 1% weight loss303°C 5% weight loss355°C 10% weight loss369°C5www.albemarle.comin StyrenicsProperties Comparison of in HIPSwww.albemarle.comwww.albemarle.comIn a General-Purpose Injection Molding HIPS resin:FRGreenArmorTTBPTSaytex 8010BEOBr %10.010.010.010.0Antimony Trioxide %4.04.04.04.0PropertiesUnitsUL-94, 1/8"UL-94V-0V-0V-0V-0t1 + t2sec.121189MFI, 200oC/ 5kgASTM D1238 g/10 min14.718.19.725.8HDTASTM D648°C70.670.171.466.5VicatASTM D1525 °C97.294.896.890.1N-Izod Impact Strength ASTM D256 ft-lb/in1.631.661.031.21Tensile StrengthASTM D638psi x10^3 3.23.13.03.0Tensile ModulusASTM D638psi x10^5 2.92.83.12.9Elongation at yieldASTM D638%1.31.21.11.2Elongation at BreakASTM D638%19.328.27.818.6Flexural StrengthASTM D790psi x10^3 6.86.65.76.4Flexural ModulusASTM D790psi x10^5 3.33.33.43.4TTBPT: Tris-tribromophenoxy triazineBEO: Brominated Epoxy Oligomer7in HIPS www.albemarle.comKey Properties vs. other FR’s www.albemarle.comBest performance with GreenArmor !Temp °C3.5100psi x10³3.0802.5ft-lb/in602.01.540g / 10 min1.0200.50.00Tensile StrengthIzod ImpactVicatMelt Flow IndexGreenArmorTTBPTSaytex 8010BEO8in HIPS www.albemarle.comMelt Stability vs. other FR’s www.albemarle.comCapillary Melt Stability @ 250oC, 500 sec-1140130120110a-s.100isc PV908070605101520253035Time, minGreenArmorTTBPTSaytex 8010BEO9FR HIPS - Multi-Pass Recycle Results www.albemarle.comwww.albemarle.comMFIVICAT35100309525tIFa20Mic90V15851058002460246Molding Cycle #Molding Cycle #IzodBest performance 2.5with GreenArmor !2.0tcap 1.5Im1.00.50246Molding Cycle #NEATGreenArmorTTBPTSaytex 8010BEO10