Vinyl acetate/butyl acrylate copolymers: Part 2: Fire retardancy using phosphorus-containing additives and monomers

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 883-892

  Duquesne, S ^a   Lefebvre, J ^a   Seeley, G ^b   Camino, G ^c   Delobel, R ^a   Le Bras, M ^a  

^a Ecl Natl Sup de Chimie de Lille   (France)

^b ICI Strategic Technology   (United Kingdom)

^c POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Flame retardancy; Phosphorus additives; Phosphorus monomers; Vinyl acetate butyl acrylate copolymer

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; CONDENSATION; COPOLYMERIZATION; FLAME RETARDANTS; MONOMERS; PHOSPHORUS;

FLAME RETARDANCY; PHOSPHORUS ADDITIVES; PHOSPHORUS MONOMERS; VINYL ACETATE/BUTYL ACRYLATE COPOLYMER;

COPOLYMERS;

EID: 3042617123     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2004.04.004     Document Type: Article

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