Synergistic flame retardant effects of nano-kaolin and nano-HAO on LDPE/EPDM composites

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 92, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1204-1212

  Chang, Zhi Hong ^a   Guo, Fen ^a   Chen, Jian Feng ^a   Yu, Jiang Hua ^a   Wang, Guo Quan ^a  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

EPDM; Flame retardancy; Hydroxyl aluminum oxalate (HAO); Kaolin; LDPE

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; KAOLIN; LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; NANOCOMPOSITES; POLYMER BLENDS;

ETHYLENE PROPYLENE DIENE RUBBER (EPDM) BLENDS; FLAME RETARDANCY; HYDROXYL ALUMINUM OXALATE (HAO); SYNERGISTIC EFFECTS;

FLAME RETARDANTS;

EID: 34250817997     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2007.04.001     Document Type: Article

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