The invention is a method ofmaking a fire retardant and a fire retardant including seeds for replanting a fire area.

The present invention provides a method of retarding rootlet formation from one or more plants in a medium that can support the growth thereof, which method includes introducing into the medium a growth inhibiting effective amount of a growth inhibitor which comprises corn steep liquor. In other embodiments, the growth inhibitor is a mixture of a growth medium and lactic acid. In preferred embodiments, the present invention further provides a malting composition that includes a fermentable grain...

Fire retardant composition includes an ammonium phosphate substance, which is in contact with a carbonific, for example, glucose, and a nitrogenous spumific, for example, urea. A polysaccharide and/or a nonionic alkylpolyglycoside surfactant may be present. The composition may be in the form of a clear, aqueous liquid.

A flame retardant is provided which has excellent dispersibility in resin ingredients and can give flame-retardant resin moldings excellent in flame retardancy and mechanical properties.The flame retardant comprises magnesium hydroxide particles, a higher fatty acid, preferably stearic acid, bonded to part of the surface of the magnesium hydroxide particles, and a silicone oil having reactivity bonded to that surface part of the magnesium hydroxide particles which does not have the higher fatty ...

Improved fire retardants that include guanylurea phosphate [(H.sub.2 N--C(NH)--NH--C(O)--NH.sub.2).H.sub.3 PO.sub.4 ] (GUP) and boric acid, materials such as wood and composite wood products that include these fire retardants, and methods of making and using same.

The present invention relates to coatings which provide fire resistance or fireproofing of an underlying product. In particular, the invention relates to a flexible coating which provides fire resistance by the formation of two stages of fire protection.

A fire-retardant composition comprises a mixture or reaction product of fire-retardant ammonium salt, urea or biuret, and boric acid or a plastic composition of a sodium silicate-impregnated mat which can be applied to a substrate by transfer from a non-adherent backing sheet.

Mixtures comprising compounds of the formula ##EQU1## wherein A is either NH.sub.2 or N=P(NH.sub.2).sub.3, provided at least one A is N=P(NH.sub.2).sub.3, have been found to be good flame-retardants for material made from cotton or polyester-cotton having about 30 to 70% by weight cotton. Conveniently the material can be treated with an aqueous solution containing a sufficient amount of said mixtures and the material dried to make the material self extinguishing. Then the treated and dried mater...

A flame retardant aid which serves to provide synthetic resins with sufficient flame retardancy when used together with a decreased amount of aluminum or magnesium hydroxide, and serves to give resin compositions which have color stability against heat and can be almost freely colored. The flame retardant aid is at least one compound selected from the group consisting of: a composite metal compound of the formula (A), or a composite metal compound of the formula (B), wherein x and y are defined ...

Provided are new flame retardants and liquid flame retardant additive compositions of low viscosity for use in flexible polyurethane foams. The new flame retardants are the reaction product of at least one brominated aromatic diester diol with at least one alcohol-reactive agent. Preferred liquid flame retardant additive compositions are capable of minimizing visible scorching of the foam during its production. Flexible flame retardant polyurethane foams and methods for their production are also...