Portaflame® C 75

CASE Ingredients Features: Flame Retardant
Chemical Name: Calcium Borate
Chemical Family: Calcium & Calcium Compounds

Portaflame® C 75 grade is produced from carefully selected colemanite, which is a naturally occurring hydrated calcium borate. This light gray powder is odorless and decomposes at 340°C. It is used as a flame retardant for paints, polymers, rubber, and bitumen.

Properties

Physical Form: Powder

Identification

CASE Ingredients Functions: Flame Retardant

Product families

CASE Ingredients — Additives

Functional Additives

Industrial Additives & Materials — Construction Chemicals

Asphalt Additives

Elastomers — Elastomer Additives

Flame Retardants

Plastics — Polymer Additives

Flame Retardants

Industrial Additives & Materials — Processing Aids

Polymerization Additives

Other characteristics

Brand: Portaflame
Functions: Flame Retardant
Technology: CASE Ingredients
Elastomers
Industrial Additives & Materials
Plastics
Storage Condition: Minimize airborne dust generation. Use process enclosures, local exhaust ventilation or other engineering controls to keep airborne levels below specified exposure limits. If user operations generate dust, fumes or mist, use ventilation to keep exposure to airborne particles below the exposure limit.
Applicable Processes: Polymer Manufacturing
Rubber Manufacturing
Country Availability: Canada
USA
Industrial Additives End Use: Asphalt
Industrial Additives Functions: Flame Retardant
Plastics and Elastomers Functions: Flame Retardant

Technical data

Table 1 of 2

3 rows

Characteristic	Value	Unit
pH (10% aqueous dispersion at 20°C)	9.0	—
Decomposition Temperature	340.0	°C
Density (at 20°C)	2400.0	kg/m³

Table 2 of 2

1 row

Characteristic	Value	Unit
Solubility in Water (at 25°C)	0.811	g/l