摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide non-halogenated monomers that can be polymerized into flame retardant polymers, and processes to produce the monomers and polymers.SOLUTION: The present invention provides non-halogenated monomers that can be polymerized into flame retardant polymers, and processes to produce the monomers and polymers. In a simplest aspect, there is provided a monomer composition that can comprise a) a group derived from one of a (meth)acrylic acid, (meth)acrylamide, or vinylbenzene, b) a polyphosphate moiety, and c) an amine species. In the monomer composition, the ethylenically unsaturated monomer of (a) is covalently bonded directly or through a linking group to the moiety of b), forming a precursor monomer unit. The amine species of c) forms a complex with the precursor monomer unit. The polymer can be a homopolymer of the monomer composition, or a copolymer of the monomer composition having varying a), b) and c). In one embodiment, the polymer can additionally comprise ethylenically unsaturated monomers not covalently bonded to a polyphosphate moiety.SELECTED DRAWING: None |