Busan 11-M1 Uses

Successful uses of Buckman products in plastic and rubber compounds
Busan 11-M1 has found its greatest success in the area of flexible polyvinyl chloride compounds as a fire retardant, mold inhibitor, and UV light stabilizer. The areas in which the product should be promoted are automotive exterior applications (vinyl tops and trim), inflatable buildings, pond liners, roofing materials, canvas, tarpaulins, and awnings. Interior applications are shower curtains, wall coverings, and furniture coverings. Busan 11-M1 can be promoted as a 100% replacement for antimony trioxide in some applications; however, we have been most successful in areas as a 50% replacement for the antimony in the compound. Also, best results are achieved in conjunction with a halogen donor, such as chlorinated paraffin. The bromine type of halogen donors is perhaps the most effective with Busan 11-M1. Care should be taken in recommending Busan 11-M1 in highly plasticized products. We have found it effective in plastic compounds containing 40 parts of plasticizer per 100 parts resin or less. In plastic compounds containing more than 40 parts plasticizer, Busan 11-M1 does not appear to be as effective as antimony trioxide. In addition to use as a fire retardant, the mold inhibiting characteristics of Busan 11-M1 should be emphasized. Success with Busan 11-M1 has been obtained in the plasticized flexible polyvinyl chlorides. Our competition in this area would come from such products as the Vinyzene BP5 from Morton International and the Microcheck products from Ferro. In some applications, customers report success with a combination of Busan 11-M1 and either the Vinyzene or Microcheck products. The purpose of this combination is to add the leachable products, such as Vinyzene, to give the initial protection in the petri dish test and the Busan 11-M1 for long-term protection. If a compound calls for five-or-six parts per 100 parts resin of a fungicide, the larger fraction should be the Busan 11-M1. In the mold inhibiting area, the most success has been realized with the flexible products with only mild success in the rigid PVC compounds. Another strong competitor in the plastics industry is alumina trihydrate. In this area, we cannot compete due to the low cost of the alumina trihydrates. Also, another strong competitor will be zinc borate products. In many applications, the water of hydration is given up more easily with both the zinc borate and the alumina trihydrates than with Busan 11-M1. The one mole of water in Busan 11-M1 tends to be more completely tied up and less easily extractable. In areas where we come up against zinc borate or alumina trihydrate, the multifunctionality of Busan 11-M1 should be promoted, that being the fire retardancy, the mold inhibition, and the UV light stabilization. While successful in many plastics applications, there are some areas in which Busan 11-M1 has not been found to be effective, especially as a fire retardant. Some of these are engineered plastics, polyesters, polyolefins, and the styrenes (generally). In polyesters, you will probably find the use of alumina trihydrates as fillers for fire retardant applications. Also, many of the manufacturers of polyester parts use other mineral fillers, such as calcium carbonate. Many of the polyester compounds have already incorporated some type of fire-resistant additive. Also, in the other problem areas, those being the engineered plastics (nylon, fluorocarbons, polycarbonates), the styrenes (ABS and SAN), and the polyolefins, antimony has proven to be more effective than Busan 11-M1. Several trials have been conducted in the engineered plastics area with little success having been gained to date. It was discovered that Busan 11-M1 is a very effective replacement for antinomy trioxide in epoxy compounds. In this case, a direct one-for-one replacement proves to be very successful.
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For rubber applications, Busan 11-M1 has been most effective in the area of industrial rubber products, such as conveyor belts and hoses, in meeting the U.S. Bureau of Mines specifications. Most of these rubber products are SBR types. We have received reports that no difference could be detected between Busan 11-M1 and antimony trioxide in these industrial products. Busperse 47 has also found its use in the area of plastics, especially with polyesters. Busperse 47 is an excellent dispersant and wetting aid for those resins that are hard to wet out. One of our greatest success stories concerning Busperse 47 is in the area of an FR polyester application. The customer was making a fire retardant air conditioner housing for recreational vehicles. By adding 57 parts Busperse 47, the customer was able to reduce the viscosity, thus additional alumina trihydrate was added to give better FR properties and also lower their compound cost. Also, it was
discovered in this compound that better impact resistance and dimensional stability were achieved. The strength and dimensional stability can be related to the fact that Busperse 47 is probably wetting out the fiberglass causing better adherence of the polyester to glass fibers. Recent market surveys show that the plastics industry is growing at a faster rate than many of the other industries included in the studies. Therefore, plastics provide Buckman an opportunity for additional growth with Busperse 47 and Busan 11-M1. It should be emphasized that in most of these areas the compounders of the plastics and rubber compounds will be the people to contact and not the molders or extruders. Many times the molders and extruders specify products to be added to their compounds before they are purchased. Therefore, we must deal with the compounders of the plastics and rubber compounds.

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Internal use only B85W (6/98)

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