Description
TricresyI Phosphate (TCP), also called tricresylphosphate, tritolyl phosphate, tolyl phosphate, or tri-o-tolyl ester of phosphoric acid, is an organic compound, an organophosphate, an ester of phosphoric acid.
- Leather cloth (PVC): Upholstery, Book binding. Seat covers
- Utility articles: Footwear, Raincoats, Handbags, Fiberglass, cellulose acetate
- Extruded articles: Cables (PVC & rubber), hoses, flexible pipe, coal mining, conveyor belts
- Coatings: Nitrocellulose lacquers, phenolic resins, lube oils
Applications
- TCP is used plasticizers for vinyl films in agriculture due to its weather resistance property
- Insulator compounds for electric cables and also in the synthetic rubber compounds.
- Lubricant additive and has been proven effective as mild extreme pressure addictive for synthetic oil.
- Based oil for fire-retardant hydraulic fluid for minimizing fire-risk from heat source or electric sparks.
- TCP is useful in the clear and dark coloured flame-retardant sheeting where pigmenting or opecifying flame retardants are undesirable
Specifications
| Parameters |
TCP |
| Structure |
(CH3 C6 H4 O)3 P |
| CAS No |
1330 – 78 – 5 |
| Category |
Flame retardant, |
| Form |
Colorless to Pale Yellow Liquid |
| Specific gravity at 25 °C |
1.165 – 1.175 |
| Acidic Value, mg KOH / gm |
0.5 max |
| Refractive Index at 25 °C |
1.540 – 1.560 |
| Phosphorous Content % |
8.4 – 8.5 % |