abstract |
The invention relates to a flame-retardant filler based on aluminium hydroxide, its use in polymers and a method for its production, in which aluminium hydroxide in the form of bayerite or a bayerite/gibbsite mixture is modified under pressure at temperatures of at least 170° C. in the presence of water and crystal growth regulator, the aluminium hydroxide used as starting material having an average particle size d 50 from 0.1 to 4 μm. |