Trans-1,2-dichloroethylene for improving fire performance of urethane foam

Journal of Cellular Plastics

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 15-26

  Wu, Jinhuang ^a   Bertelo, Christopher ^a   Caron, Laurent ^b  

^a ARKEMA INC   (United States)

^b ARKEMA   (France)

Author keywords

Foam blowing agent; Foam fire performance; Foam fire resistance; Urethane foam; Urethane foam additives

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; FIRE RESISTANCE; FLAMMABILITY; FLUOROCARBONS; FOAM CONTROL; FOAMS; GLOBAL WARMING; MIXTURES; OZONE; PARAFFINS; SMOKE; SOLUBILITY; THERMAL INSULATION;

CYCLOPENTANE; FOAM BLOWING AGENT; FOAM FIRE PERFORMANCE; FOAM FIRE RESISTANCE; OZONE DEPLETION POTENTIAL (ODP); TRANS-1,2-DICHLOROETHYLENE; URETHANE FOAM; URETHANE FOAM ADDITIVES;

ETHYLENE;

EID: 12344314505     PISSN: 0021955X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021955X05049870     Document Type: Article

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