Enhanced Flame Retardancy of Polypropylene with Magnesium Hydroxide, Melamine and Novolac

Journal of Fire Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 383-404

  Weil, Edward D ^a   Lewin, Menachem ^a   Lin, Ho Sheng ^a  

^a POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Magnesium hydroxide; Melamine; Novolac; Polypropylene

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVES; AMINES; FLAME RESEARCH; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; POLYPROPYLENES; RESINS;

MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE; MELAMINES; NOVOLAC RESINS;

FLAME RETARDANTS;

EID: 0032153860     PISSN: 07349041     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/073490419801600505     Document Type: Article

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