Synergy between nanocomposite formation and low levels of bromine on fire retardancy in polystyrenes

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 382-393

  Chigwada, Grace ^a   Jash, Panchatapa ^a   Jiang, David D ^a   Wilkie, Charles A ^a  

^a Marquette University   (United States)

Author keywords

Fire retardancy; Nanocomposites; Polystyrene; Thermal stability

Indexed keywords

CLAY; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; FLAME RETARDANTS; IGNITION; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; OLIGOMERS; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EXFOLIATION; HALOGENATED COMPOUNDS; IGNITION TIME; PEAK HEAT RELEASE RATE (PHRR);

POLYSTYRENES;

EID: 14844315738     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2004.12.002     Document Type: Article

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