Fire retardant compositions and use thereof

Abstract From the Canadian patent

A fire retardant composition comprising in percent by, weight of the non-volatile solids therein a non-fibrous, aqueous mixture of:, (a) 25-90% of an emulsified halogen containing vinyl polymer limited to a maximum bound halogen of 58% on a dry polymer weight basis, selected to bind the composition to a combustible, resilient, foamed or fibrous substrate; (b) 0-4.8% of a metal oxide gas and fume limiting compound; and, (c) 1-40% of an afterglow limiting component selected from halogenated naturally occurring oils and fats having, a maximum halogen content of 50% and organo phosphonates, halogenated organo phosphonates and substituted organo phosphonates.