| abstract |
Smoke retardant vinyl chloride and vinylidene chloride polymer compositions are obtained by including therein a synergistic mixture of (A) at least one nickel compound selected from the group consisting of NiCO 3 , NiCrO 4 , NiMoO 4 , NiO, NiSO 4 , NiSnO 3 and nickel stearate and (B) at least one copper compound selected from the group consisting of CuI, CuO, CuSCN, and 2-aminothiophenol Cu(I). Substantial smoke retardation is also obtained by including the above nickel compounds or copper compounds individually in the vinyl chloride or vinylidene chloride polymer compositions. |