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The following index of trade names and suppliers is based on a choice of representative ame retardants for thermoplastics. No claim is made for completeness. Detailed lists can be found in the source cited.
Trademark Amgard Chlorowax Cereclor Dechlorane Disamoll Chemical Class Phosphoric acid ester Chlorinated parafns Chlorinated parafns Chlorine containing cycloaliphatics Organic phosphates and halogenated organic phosphates Chlorinated parafns, organic phosphates Inorganic ame retardants Organic bromine compounds Organic bromine compounds Organic bromine compounds Organic bromine compounds, antimony trioxide Organic halogenated compound with antimony trioxide Flame retardant on the basis of antimony Hydrated alumina Organic bromine and chlorine compounds Hydrated alumina Organic bromine compounds Flame retardant on the basis of antimony Organic phosphates Phosphoric acid esters, quaternary phosphonium compounds Organic bromine compounds Organic phosphates Producer Albright and Wilson, London, U.K. Diamond Shamrock Plastics Div., Cleveland OH, U.S.A. ICI, London, U.K. Occidental Chemical Corp., Niagara Falls, NY, U.S.A. Bayer AG, Leverkusen, Germany

Exolit Firebrake Fire Fighters Fireguard Firemaster Fire-Shield Firex Flammastik Hydral Ixol Martinal Nonnen Nyacol Phosex Proban

Hoechst AG, Frankfurt/M, Germany US Borax & Chem. Corp., Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A. Great Lakes Chem. Corp., West Lafayette, IN, U.S.A. Teijin Chem. Co., Nishishinbasi, Tokyo, Japan Great Lakes Chem. Corp., West Lafayette, IN, U.S.A. PPG Industries Inc., Chicago, IL, U.S.A. Dr. Th. Bohme KG. Geretstried, Germany Chem. Fabrik Grunau GmbH, Illertissen, Germany Aluminum Company of America, Pittsburgh, PA, U.S.A. Kali-Chemie AG, Hannover, Germany Martinswerk GmbH, Bergheim, Germany Marubeni Corp., Osaka, Japan Nyacol Products Inc., Ashland, MA, U.S.A. Stauffer Chem. Co., Specialty Chem. Div., Westport, CT, U.S.A. Albright and Wilson, London, U.K.

Pyro-Check Pyrovatex

Ferro Corp., Chem. Div., Bedford, OH, U.S.A. CibaGeigy AG, Basel, Switzerland

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Trademark Sandoam Santicizer

Chemical Class Flame retardants based on organic bromine compounds Phosphoric acid esters, halogenated organic compounds Organic bromine compounds Organic bromine compounds Antimony oxides Hydrated alumina Smoke reducer based on molybdenum

Producer Sandoz AG, Basel, Switzerland Monsanto Co., St. Louis, MO, U.S.A.

Saytex Tardex Timonox Zerogen

Ethyl Corp., Chemical Group, Baton Rouge, LA, U.S.A. ISC-Chemicals, Avonmouth, Bristol, England Cookson Ltd., Stoke-on-Trent, England Solem Industries, Inc., Norcross, GA, U.S.A. Climax Molybdenum Co. Ltd., London, U.K.

Source: Troitzsch, J. 1983. International Plastics Flammability Handbook, Carl Hanser Verlag, Munchen.

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