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[1] 5Th World Pultrusion Conference - EPTA, Berlin - Part 2 Flame Retardant Additives for Composite Pultrusions.
Advanced Materials & Composites News, October, 2000
Dr. Sebastian Horold from Clariant GmbH in Hurth-Knapsack, Germany presented a review of their [superscript three]New Flame Retardants For Pultruded Composites.[superscript two] They are selling phosphorous-based flame retardants named Exolit AP and Exolit RP for polyester, epoxy, and vinyl ester resins, in competition with phenolic resins and additives such as antimony trioxide and aluminum trihydrate (ATH).
The phosphorous compound dehydrates the pyrolizing polymer in case of fire. Unsaturated compounds are formed with subsequent charring. The non-volatile, polymeric phosphates ...
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