Developments in flame retardants for heat and fire resistant textiles - The role of char formation and intumescence

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 54, Issue 2-3 SPEC. ISS., 1996, Pages 143-154

  Horrocks, A Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBERS; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; HEAT RESISTANCE; POLYAMIDES; POLYESTERS; POLYPROPYLENES; TEXTILE FIBERS; WOOL FIBERS;

AROMATIC FIBERS; BARRIER TEXTILES; CHAR FORMATION; INTERACTIVE FIBER INTUMESCENT COMBINATIONS; NONTHERMOPLASTIC FIBERS;

FLAME RETARDANTS;

EID: 0030283415     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0141-3910(96)00038-9     Document Type: Article

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