Patent ID: 7645823

Claim:
A resin composition comprising: at least one biodegradable organic high molecular weight compound; a flame retardant additive containing (1) a phosphorus-containing compound, (2) a hydroxide, and (3) a nitrogen oxide having the formula N x O y and selected from the group consisting of a non-metallic nitric acid compound and/or a non-metallic nitrous acid compound; and a hydrolysis suppressing agent suppressing hydrolysis of said at least one biodegradable organic high molecular weight compound, wherein, an amount of hydroxide is from 30 to 100 parts by weight to 100 parts by weight of the organic high molecular weight compound, an amount of phosphorous in the phosphorus-containing compound is not more than 20 parts by weight to 100 parts by weight of the composition of the entire resin composition, at least one biodegradable organic high molecular weight compound is cellulose or a derivate thereof.