Patent ID: 6682616
Filing Date: 2004-01-27
Classification: C06B,C06D

Abstract:
A gas generating composition for use in a pretensioner, which comprises 70 to 93 weight-% of an oxidizing agent, 7 to 30 weight-% of a binder comprising at least one compound selected from the group consisting of cellulose acetate butyrate (CAB), carboxymethyl cellulose sodium (CMC-Na), hydroxyethyl cellulose (HEC), hydroxypropyl cellulose (HPC), methyl cellulose (MC), ethyl hydroxyethyl cellulose (EHEC), carboxymethyl ethyl cellulose (CMEC), starch, guar gum, polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), polyacrylamide, acrylic rubber, polystyrene (PS), polyacrylonitrile (PAN), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), hydroxy-terminated polybutadiene (HTPB), and carboxy-terminated polybutadiene (CTPB), 0.1 to 10 weight-% of a plasticizer, and 0.05 to 0.1 weight-% of a gloss.