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the polyhydric alcohols used for the process according to the invention are for example and desirably ethane - 1 , 2 - diol , propane - 1 , 2 - and 1 , 3 - diol , butane - 1 , 2 -, - 1 , 3 -, - 1 , 4 - and - 2 , 3 - diol , glycerine , trimethylolmethane , - ethane and - propane , neopentylglycol , erythritols , pentaerythritol , di - and polypentaerythritols , pentitols such as arabitol and xylitol , hexitols such as mannitol and sorbitol innositols , dihydroxybenzols and 2 , 3 - dimethylol - 1 , 3 - dihydroxybenzol as well as mixtures thereof . in many cases the combinations of the phosphoric acid esters or ester mixtures produced in accordance with the invention , with polyvinyl amine or polyethylene imine , are found to be advantageous in particular for further use for the production of flame - proofing finishes . melamine and guanidine salts of the phosphoric acid esters are found to be suitable , in combination with the phosphoric acid esters produced in accordance with the invention . those additives are thermally stable and can therefore be incorporated into melted - on plastic materials . methylol melamines and the precondensates thereof can also be combined with the phosphoric acid esters produced in accordance with the invention and used to produce flame - inhibiting treatments . for example phenol , melamine or urea formaldehyde resins , polyacrylate or polyvinyl acetate dispersions or epoxy resins are suitable as binding agents for the flame - proofing treatment . preferably the phosphoric acid esters or mixtures produced in accordance with the invention are used for the production of a flame - proofing treatment of or finish on laminate composite materials . laminate composite materials are used in many sectors as in the packaging sector , in the domestic , sporting , technological and building areas but also in aircraft , automobile and apparatus engineering , in cooling technology and in relation to highly stressed machine parts . the large number of possible forms and number of conceivable combinations of starting materials afford a wide spectrum in terms of areas of use . primarily wood , metals , glass as well as inorganic and organic polymers fall to be considered as constituents of such laminate composite materials . the laminate composite systems also include laminates of the most widely varying kinds , moulded laminate material , corrugated cardboard or fibreboard , packaging crepe , thermal wallpapers , roof insulations , non - woven fabric combinations involving the most widely varying kinds of stabilisation , sandwich components , lined or coated textiles , cable sheathings and many others . the binding agents used for fixing the phosphoric acid esters and mixtures produced in accordance with the invention can also be used at the same time as binding agents for the lamination of various materials . for the production of laminates the carrier or backing materials can be impregnated by dipping or lacquering or coating and hardened for example at temperatures of between 100 and 200 ° c . in presses . when using the phosphoric acid esters or mixtures produced in accordance with the invention for flame - proofing treatments desirably between 10 and 40 % of the phosphoric acid esters or mixtures is added to the binding agent system . the additional amounts of binding agent can be reduced by pre - impregnation of the carrier material . optimum flame - proofing is achieved if both the carrier material and also the cover layers of the composite material contain the phosphoric acid esters or mixtures thereof which are produced in accordance with the invention . non - woven fabrics comprising inorganic or organic fibres or mixtures thereof are desirably sprayed prior to stabilisation thereof with solutions of the phosphoric acid esters or phosphoric acid ester mixtures or with mixtures of binding agent resin and phosphoric acid ester , laid and stabilised . the flame - proofing compositions produced from the phosphoric acid esters and mixtures which are produced in accordance with the invention afford the advantages that the flammability of the composite systems is reduced , flame formation and development is inhibited , flame propagation and spread is restricted , the predetermined structures , their integrity and function are maintained in the fire situation , a protective layer is produced which protects articles or components disposed therebeneath from the effect of flame and the development of combustible gases is prevented and in a fire situation no additional gases are produced from the composition . in order that the invention may be more readily understood , reference is made to the following examples , which are intended to be illustrative of the invention but are not intended to be limiting in scope . 500 g of ethylene glycol diphosphoric acid monoester is placed in a round - bottom flask with a useful content of 1 liter , which is provided with an agitator , a thermometer , a reflux condenser and a dropping funnel . 142 g of phosphorus pentoxide is introduced therein with agitation at ambient temperature and suspended . a mixture comprising 52 g of ethylene glycol and 18 g of water can then be slowly added by dropping , with the temperature in the reaction vessel being maintained below 60 ° c . when the prescribed amount of ethylene glycol / water mixture is added , the temperature is raised to between 120 and 130 ° c . and agitation is effected at that temperature until a clear fluid is produced . after the mixture has been cooled to ambient temperature the increase in mass in terms of ethylene glycol diphosphoric acid monoester ( 222 g ) is removed before the next reaction is begun . 500 g of pentaerythritol tetraphosphoric acid monoester is disposed in the same apparatus as described in example 1 . because of the viscosity of that substance , it is firstly heated with agitation to a temperature of between 80 and 90 ° c . when that temperature is reached 142 g of phosphorus pentoxide is added and suspended with agitation . a pasty mixture comprising 68 g of pentaerythritol and 18 g of water is then added in a portion - wise manner . when everything has been added , the temperature is raised to 150 ° c . and agitation is effected at that temperature until a clear fluid is produced . after cooling to about 80 ° c . the resulting amount of pentaerythritol tetraphosphoric acid monoester ( 228 g ) is removed . a fresh reaction can thereafter be begun . an installation comprising a steam - heated vessel of a capacity of 350 l , of high - quality steel , which is equipped with an agitator , is filled with 220 kg of phosphoric acid partially mixed ester . the mixed ester involved is heated to between 80 and 90 ° c . and then 105 kg of phosphorus pentoxide is added and suspended in the mixed ester . a suspension of 78 kg of pentaerythritol in 47 kg of ethylene glycol is then slowly added to the ester / phosphorus pentoxide mixture . in that operation the temperature rises to between about 105 and 110 ° c . after everything has been added the temperature is raised to 130 ° c . after an agitation time of 3 hours , a clear fluid has been formed . the mass is now cooled to about 80 ° c . and the increase of mass of 230 kg of phosphoric acid partially mixed ester is removed . the mixed ester removed comprises primary and secondary esters of orthophosphoric acid . a fresh esterification operation can then be begun . a carrier material comprising a plurality of layers of paper and two cover sheets of glass fibre cloth is impregnated with a 1 : 1 - mixture comprising a 30 % melamine resin solution and a 70 % phosphoric acid ester solution , produced from phosphorus pentoxide , glycol and pentaerythritol in accordance with example 3 and pressed out by way of a squeeze roller in such a way that there is a dressing coating of around 130 %. the material is dried in a circulating air drying cabinet at 40 ° c . hardening is then effected in a heating press at 140 ° c . and at between 40 and 60 bars . the pressed laminate material obtained in that way satisfies the vo - conditions in the combustion test in accordance with ul94 . a honeycomb panel of nomex paper is dipped into a mixture comprising a 25 % solution of a melamine resin with a 75 % phosphoric acid ester solution ( mixing ration of 5 : 2 ), and excess resin solution is removed by centrifuging so that a finishing coating of around 100 % remains behind . drying is then effected followed by hardening for 30 minutes at between 100 and 120 ° c . the patterns satisfy the requirements of the osu - test in regard to heat development and the conditions of the mil - std 401 b - test . a loose mixed non - woven fabric of cellulose and acrylonitrile fibres , which is between 5 and 10 mm in thickness , is sprayed with a 1 : 1 mixture comprising a urea solution and a phosphoric acid ester solution ( 40 % in each case ), produced from phosphorus pentoxide , neopentyl glycol and pentaerythritol in a mixing ratio of 1 : 2 . 0 : 0 . 75 so as to involve a degree of absorption of around 80 %. the material is laid upon itself five times and hardened in a heating press at 145 ° c . and 5 bars for 20 minutes . a 30 mm thick pmi - foam plate is impregnated with a mixture comprising respectively a 25 % solution of a melamine pre - condensate and a phosphoric acid ester consisting of phosphorus pentoxide , pentaerythritol and trimethylol propane with a content of 2 % boric acid , wherein after dripping off the degree of bath absorption is 135 %. the dried foam plate is covered on both sides with a laminate from example 4 and hardened in a heating plate at 160 ° c . it satisfies the conditions of the edge flaming test . while representative embodiments and certain details have been shown for purposes of illustrating the invention , it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes in the methods and apparatus disclosed herein may be made without departing from the scope of the invention , which is defined in the appended claims .

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