Structure-property relationship in intumescent polymeric formulations containing waste zeolite-based material as a synergistic agent

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1503-1513

  Estevão, Luciana R M ^a   Le Bras, Michel ^b   Delobel, René ^b,c   Nascimento, Regina S V ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b Ecole Nationale Superieure de Chimie de Lille   (France)

^c CREPIM Centre de Recherche et d'Etude sur les Procedes d'Ignifugation des Materiaux   (France)

Author keywords

Ammonium polyphosphate; FCC catalyst; Flame retardancy; Intumescence; Pentaerythritol; Spent catalyst

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; FLAME RETARDANTS; MIXTURES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MONOMERS; WASTES; ZEOLITES;

AMMONIUM POLYPHOSPHATES; FCC CATALYSTS; INTUMESCENCE; PENTAERYTHRITOL; SPENT CATALYSTS;

COPOLYMERS;

EID: 2942642060     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2004.01.042     Document Type: Article

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