Knowde Enhanced TDS
Identification & Functionality
- Chemical Family
- Plastics & Elastomers Functions
- Technologies
Features & Benefits
- Labeling Claims
- Materials Features
- Features
- Low compounding temperatures, saving energy/money
- High phosphorus content
- Fully-formulated intumescent system
- High efficiency – UL94 V0 at 1.6mm in PP at 25% loading
- Results in low density, high elongation and high impact strength FR compounds
- Limited water solubility
- Good thermal stability
- Small particle size
- Neutral pH in aqueous systems
Applications & Uses
- Applications
- Compatible Polymers & Resins
- Plastics & Elastomers End Uses
- Applications
NP is the ideal halogen-free flame retardant for olefinic polymers such as PP, LDPE, HDPE and their various co- and terpolymers. It is also very effective in paints, mastics, coatings, sealants and adhesives employed in the building and construction industries.
Properties
- Appearance
- White, free-flowing powder
- Typical Properties
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Halogen content | 0 | % | — |
| Density | 1.2 | g/cm³ | — |
| Bulk density | 0.63 | g/cm³ | — |
| Phosphorus content | 15.7 | % | — |
| Nitrogen content | 27.5 | % | — |
| pH (10% slurry) | 7 | - | — |
| Solubility | 4.8 | g/100g water | — |
| Particle size, 50% median | 10 | microns | — |
Technical Details & Test Data
- Thermal Stability
Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) at 20°C/min:
- 1% weight loss 250°C
- 9% weight loss 300°C
- 53% weight loss 400°C