An investigation into the decomposition and burning behaviour of Ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer nanocomposite materials

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 365-371

  Hull, T Richard ^a   Price, Dennis ^a   Liu, Yan ^a   Wills, Claire L ^a   Brady, Joan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ATH; BS 7990; Ethylene vinyl acetate; EVA; Fire; Fire retardant; Fire toxicity; Nanocomposite; Purser furnace

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; FLAME RETARDANTS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; TOXICITY; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

FIRE TOXICITY;

COPOLYMERS;

EID: 0141990821     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0141-3910(03)00214-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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