Discolouration in fire retardant flexible polyurethane foams. Part I. Characterisation

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 215-220

  Luda, M P ^a   Bracco, P ^a   Costa, L ^a   Levchik, S V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b AKZONOBEL   (United States)

Author keywords

Discoloration; Polyurethane foams; Scorch; UV spectra; Water blown foams

Indexed keywords

AMINES; BLOWING AGENTS; CATALYSTS; CURING; DISCOLORATION; FLAME RETARDANTS; FOAMS; HYDROLYSIS; MICROWAVE HEATING; OXIDATION; PHOSPHORUS; PYROLYSIS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROPHOTOMETERS; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY;

AESTHETIC PROPERTIES; SCORCHING;

POLYURETHANES;

EID: 0347415790     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0141-3910(03)00263-5     Document Type: Article

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