A pinene-based flame retardant compound, a process for forming a flame retardant polymer, and an article of manufacture comprising a material that contains a pinene-based flame retardant polymer are disclosed. The pinene-based flame retardant compound includes a pinene derivative core and at least one flame retardant substituent having a phosphorus-based moiety. The process for forming the flame retardant polymer includes obtaining pinene, forming a derivative of pinene, obtaining a phosphorus-based compound, reacting the phosphorus-based compound and the pinene derivative to form a pinene-based flame retardant compound, and incorporating the pinene-based flame retardant compound into a polymer to form the pinene-based flame retardant polymer.

An elastomer, a process for forming an elastomer, and an article of manufacture are disclosed. The elastomer comprises a phosphazene backbone and at least one polyhexahydrotriazine component. The process for forming the elastomer includes obtaining an amine-terminated cyclotriphosphazene, reacting it with a diamine to form a phosphazene-containing PHT polymer, and then reacting the phosphazene-containing PHT polymer with a side-chain modified cyclic phosphazene to form a PCPHT elastomer with halogen ligands. The PCPHT elastomer with halogen ligands is then reacted with an alkoxide to form a PCPHT elastomer with at least one ether-linked side chain. The article of manufacture comprises a material comprising an elastomer having a phosphazene backbone and at least one PHT component.

An elastomer, a process for forming an elastomer, and an article of manufacture are disclosed. The elastomer comprises a phosphazene backbone and at least one polyhexahydrotriazine component. The process for forming the elastomer includes obtaining an amine-terminated cyclotriphosphazene, reacting it with a diamine to form a phosphazene-containing PHT polymer, and then reacting the phosphazene-containing PHT polymer with a side-chain modified cyclic phosphazene to form a PCPHT elastomer with halogen ligands. The PCPHT elastomer with halogen ligands is then reacted with an alkoxide to form a PCPHT elastomer with at least one ether-linked side chain. The article of manufacture comprises a material comprising an elastomer having a phosphazene backbone and at least one PHT component.

Infrared-transparent polymers, useful for LWIR and/or MWIR transparency, are disclosed. The disclosed infrared-transparent polymers are low-cost, damage-resistant, and economically scalable to commercially relevant substrate areas (1 ft.sup.2 and greater). In some disclosed infrared-transparent polymers, the carbon-free polymer backbone contains a plurality of polymer repeat units of the form ##STR00001##
wherein R.sup.1 is selected from the group consisting of alkyls, hydroxyl, amino, urea, thiol, thioether, amino alkyls, carboxylates, metals, metal-containing groups, and deuterated forms or combinations thereof; wherein R.sup.2 is (independently from R.sup.1) selected from the group consisting of alkyls, hydroxyl, amino, urea, thiol, thioether, amino alkyls, carboxylates, metals, metal-containing groups, and deuterated forms or combinations thereof; wherein n is selected from 2 to about 10,000; and wherein the carbon-free polymer backbone is linear, cyclic, branched, or a combination thereof.

The present invention aims to provide a polymer having excellent alkali resistance and anion conductivity, a method of producing the polymer, an electrolyte material containing the polymer, and an anion exchange membrane containing the polymer. The present invention relates to a phosphazene bond-containing polymer containing a phosphorus atom constituting a phosphazene bond, the phosphorus atom including a phosphorus atom to which a nitrogen-containing group is bonded, and a nitrogen atom constituting the phosphazene bond, the nitrogen atom including a nitrogen atom to which a hydrocarbon group is bonded.

A method of obtaining modified phthalonitriles comprising organophosphorus fragments, binding agents based thereon, and products produced with the use thereof, can be used in a variety of fieldsfrom aircraft and automobile manufacturing to producing polymer composite materials. The method makes it possible to produce phthalonitrile monomers comprising organophosphorus fragments from simpler and cheaper reagents and to obtain them as individual substances, simplifying the process of synthesis, reducing the glass transition temperature of monomers and increasing the thermal oxidation stability of hardened polymers. The phthalonitrile monomer modified with organophosphorus fragments is characterized by the following general formula:

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wherein R is a radical selected from the group comprising aryl, alkyl, aryloxy or alkyloxy substituents; and X is a divalent aryl substituent selected from a group comprising phenylenes and naphthylenes. Also disclosed is a method of obtaining the modified phthalonitrile monomer, a binder, and a prepreg based on the same.

The present invention relates to the combination of halogen-free flame retardant additives in a copolyester to improve the flame retardant properties of the copolyester composition while retaining clarity and impact properties, methods of making the copolyester composition and articles made from the copolyester composition. More specifically, the present invention relates to the use of a polymeric sulfonyl and phosphonate containing flame retardant compound in copolyester compositions to improve the flame retardant properties while retaining clarity, glass transition temperature, impact properties, methods of making said copolyester compositions and articles therefrom.

A pinene-based flame retardant compound, a process for forming a flame retardant polymer, and an article of manufacture comprising a material that contains a pinene-based flame retardant polymer are disclosed. The pinene-based flame retardant compound includes a pinene derivative core and at least one flame retardant substituent having a phosphorus-based moiety. The process for forming the flame retardant polymer includes obtaining pinene, forming a derivative of pinene, obtaining a phosphorus-based compound, reacting the phosphorus-based compound and the pinene derivative to form a pinene-based flame retardant compound, and incorporating the pinene-based flame retardant compound into a polymer to form the pinene-based flame retardant polymer.

A phosphorus (P) containing oligomer, a polyester resin having excellent flame retardancy and a high degree of polymerization by including a constitutional unit derived from the phosphorus containing oligomer, a thermoplastic resin composition including the polyester resin, and a molded article using the thermoplastic resin composition are provided.

This disclosure relates to polymer compositions comprising blends of polyesters and phosphonate oligomers or polymers as well as methods of making them and articles of manufacture made from such blends.