Fungicidal and parasiticidal fire-retardant powder

1. A fire-retardant powder comprising:

a. at least 30% by weight of monoammonium dihydrogen phosphate and/or di-ammonium monohydrogen phosphate,

b. at least 5% by weight of alkaline bicarbonate,

c. at least 3% by weight of silica, and

d. at least 5% by weight of a compound selected from the group consisting of: sodium chloride, potassium chloride, potassium bromide, potassium sulfate, magnesium carbonate hydroxide pentahydrate, magnesium chloride hexahydrate, iron(II) sulfate heptahydrate, zinc(II) chloride, and combinations thereof.

2. The powder according to claim 1 , wherein the alkaline bicarbonate is potassium bicarbonate or sodium bicarbonate.

3. The powder according to claim 1 , comprising at most 15% by weight of water.

4. The powder according to claim 1 , comprising at most 50% by weight of said compound selected from the group consisting of: sodium chloride, potassium chloride, potassium bromide, potassium sulfate, magnesium carbonate hydroxide pentahydrate, magnesium chloride hexahydrate, iron(II) sulfate heptahydrate, zinc(II) chloride, and combinations thereof.

5. The powder according to claim 1 , wherein the silica is selected from the group consisting of precipitated silica, pyrogenic silica, phonolite, and combinations thereof.

6. The powder according to claim 1 , wherein said compound selected from the group consisting of: sodium chloride, potassium chloride, potassium bromide, potassium sulfate, magnesium carbonate hydroxide pentahydrate, magnesium chloride hexahydrate, iron(II) sulfate heptahydrate, zinc(II) chloride, is selected from the group consisting of: potassium chloride, potassium bromide, potassium sulfate, magnesium chloride hexahydrate, iron(II) sulfate heptahydrate, and combinations thereof.

7. The powder according to claim 1 , further comprising less than 2% by weight of boron compound expressed as boron.

8. The powder according to claim 1 , being free of boron salts and/or boron acid.

9. The powder according to claim 1 , being free of neurotoxic parasiticidal active principles.

10. The powder according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the components selected from the group consisting of said monoammonium phosphate, said di-ammonium phosphate, said alkaline bicarbonate, said silica, and said compound selected from the group consisting of: sodium chloride, potassium chloride, potassium bromide, potassium sulfate, magnesium carbonate hydroxide pentahydrate, magnesium chloride hexahydrate, iron(II) sulfate heptahydrate, zinc(II) chloride, and combinations thereof, is present in the form of particles having a weight-average diameter of at least 80 μm.

11. The powder according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the components selected from the group consisting of monoammonium dihydrogen phosphate, di-ammonium monohydrogen phosphate; said alkaline bicarbonate; said silica;

and said compound selected from the group consisting of: sodium chloride, potassium chloride, potassium bromide, potassium sulfate, magnesium carbonate hydroxide pentahydrate, magnesium chloride hexahydrate, iron(II) sulfate heptahydrate, zinc(II) chloride, and combinations thereof, is present in the form of particles having a weight-average diameter less than or equal to 100 μm.

12. The powder according to claim 1 , wherein the alkaline bicarbonate is trona or sodium bicarbonate.

13. A method of manufacturing the powder according to claim 10 , comprising at least one step of simultaneous milling of at least two components of the powder selected from the group consisting of monoammonium dihydrogen phosphate, di-ammonium monohydrogen phosphate; said alkaline bicarbonate; said silica; and said compound selected from the group consisting of: sodium chloride, potassium chloride, potassium bromide, potassium sulfate, magnesium carbonate hydroxide pentahydrate, magnesium chloride hexahydrate, iron(II) sulfate heptahydrate, zinc(II) chloride, and combinations thereof.

14. A method for producing a building material, comprising adding the powder of claim 1 to fibers to make a building material.

15. A building material comprising at least 5% by weight of the powder according to claim 1 .

16. The building material according to claim 15 , comprising at most 30% by weight of said powder.

17. The building material according to claim 15 , comprising natural fibers of plant origin or of animal origin.

18. The building material according to claim 15 , comprising cellulose wadding.

19. The building material according to claim 15 , wherein the alkaline bicarbonate in said powder is trona, potassium bicarbonate, or sodium bicarbonate.

20. A method of manufacturing the building material according to claim 17 , the manufacturing method comprising a step of simultaneous milling of the natural fibers and of the powder.

21. A method for manufacturing a fire-retardant powder, said powder comprising the following components:

monoammonium dihydrogen phosphate and/or di-ammonium monohydrogen phosphate;

alkaline bicarbonate;

silica; and

a compound selected from the group consisting of: sodium chloride, potassium chloride, potassium bromide, potassium sulfate, magnesium carbonate hydroxide pentahydrate, magnesium chloride hexahydrate, iron(II) sulfate heptahydrate, zinc(II) chloride, and combinations thereof,

said method comprising mixing said components to form a mixture.

22. The method according to claim 21 , wherein mixing comprises simultaneous milling of at least two components of the powder selected from the group consisting of:

the monoammonium dihydrogen phosphate and/or di-ammonium monohydrogen phosphate;

the alkaline bicarbonate;

the silica; and

the compound selected from the group consisting of: sodium chloride, potassium chloride, potassium bromide, potassium sulfate, magnesium carbonate hydroxide pentahydrate, magnesium chloride hexahydrate, iron(II) sulfate heptahydrate, zinc(II) chloride, and combinations thereof.

23. The method according to claim 21 , wherein the alkaline bicarbonate in said powder is trona, potassium bicarbonate, or sodium bicarbonate.