Chemical modification of polymers to improve flame retardance - I. The influence of boron-containing groups

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 54, Issue 2-3 SPEC. ISS., 1996, Pages 387-393

  Armitage, P ^a,b   Ebdon, J R ^a   Hunt, B J ^a   Jones, M S ^a   Thorpe, F G ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Technical Services Department   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BORON COMPOUNDS; CAUSTIC SODA; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; FLAME RETARDANTS; HYDROLYSIS; OXYGEN; POLYVINYL ALCOHOLS; SURFACE TREATMENT;

ALKALI METAL BORATES; BORIC ACID; CHAR YIELDS; LIMITING OXYGEN INDICES (LOI);

POLYSTYRENES;

EID: 0030289817     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0141-3910(96)00069-9     Document Type: Article

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