Flammability properties of polymer - Layered-silicate nanocomposites. Polypropylene and polystyrene nanocomposites

Chemistry of Materials

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1866-1873

  Gilman, Jeffrey W ^a   Jackson, Catheryn L ^a   Morgan, Alexander B ^a   Harris Jr , Richard ^a   Manias, Evangelos ^b   Giannelis, Emmanuel P ^c   Wuthenow, Melanie ^c   Hilton, Dawn ^d   Phillips, Shawn H ^d  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Cornell University   (United States)

^d AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MALEIC ANHYDRIDE; POLYMER; POLYPROPYLENE; POLYSTYRENE; SILICATE;

ARTICLE; CALORIMETRY; COMBUSTION; FLAMMABILITY; HEAT; REDUCTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 0033807613     PISSN: 08974756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/cm0001760     Document Type: Article

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