Thermoplastic polyurethanes as carbonization agents in intumescent blends. Part 1: Fire retardancy of polypropylene/thermoplastic polyurethane/ammonium polyphosphate blends

Journal of Fire Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 494-513

  Bugajny, Michel ^a   Le Bras, Michel ^a   Bourbigot, Serge ^a   Poutch, Franck ^b   Lefebvre, Jean Marc ^c  

^a Ecole Nationale Superieure de Chimie de Lille   (France)

^b CREPIM Centre de Recherche et d'Etude sur les Procedes d'Ignifugation des Materiaux   (France)

^c UNIV LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; CARBONIZATION; COMBUSTION; COMPOSITION; FIRE RESISTANCE; FLAME RETARDANTS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYMER BLENDS; POLYPROPYLENES; SMOKE; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION);

AMMONIUM POLYPHOSPHATE; FLAME RETARDED MATERIALS; POLYOL;

POLYURETHANES;

EID: 0033225069     PISSN: 07349041     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/073490419901700607     Document Type: Article

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