Nanoscaled Mg(OH)2 Used as Flame Retardant Additive

Headwaters Technology Innovation (HTI) has applied aqueous colloidal chemistry with great success in the development of "bottom-up" nanomaterials and nanotechnologies. One such material is a nano-scaled magnesium hydroxide, NxCat (R) Mg(OH)(2), which is primarily used as a flame retardant additive. In order to maximize the water release and flame extinguishing effect, HTIG's manufacturing process allows for very small crystallites to form (similar to 3 nm) and gives elaborately modified surface properties, leading to both a superior surface area and dispersion in the polymer/composite materials. With usage of NxCat (R) Mg(OH)(2), the plastic with 20% Mg(OH)(2) loading has better fire extinguish performance than that of conventional Mg(OH)(2).