US 7,553,898 B2
Flame retardant plastic compositions
Miriam Rafailovich, Plainview, N.Y. (US); and David Abecassis, Huntington, N.Y. (US)
Assigned to The Research Foundation of State University of New York, Albany, N.Y. (US)
Filed on Nov. 17, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/601,382.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/738093, filed on Nov. 18, 2005.
Prior Publication US 2007/0135545 A1, Jun. 14, 2007
Int. Cl. C08K 3/34 (2006.01); C08K 5/03 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 524—445  [524/411; 524/469; 524/496] 17 Claims
 
1. A flame retardant composition comprising:
from about 30% to about 50% by weight of a polyolefin;
from about 10% to about 25% by weight a brominated polystyrene or from about 30% to about 40% by weight decabromodiphenyl ether;
from about 10% to about 30% by weight of an exfoliated nanoclay; and
from about 5% to about 15% by weight carbon nanotubules or metal oxide fillers in the nanometer particle range.