Flammability properties of virgin and recycled polycarbonate (PC) and Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene (ABS) recovered from end-of-life electronics

Journal of Polymers and the Environment

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 188-194

  Khan, M Masud K ^a   Hilado, Carlos J ^b   Agarwal, Sushant ^c   Gupta, Rakesh K ^c  

^a CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Product Safety Corporation   (United States)

^c West Virginia University   (United States)

Author keywords

ABS; Blends; Flammability; Polycarbonate; Recycling

Indexed keywords

END-OF-LIFE ELECTRONICS; HEAT RELEASE; SMOKE EVOLUTION; VIRGIN MATERIALS;

ABS RESINS; FLAME RESISTANCE; POLYCARBONATES; POLYMER BLENDS; RECYCLING;

FLAMMABILITY;

INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; POLYMER; RECYCLING; SOLID WASTE; TESTING METHOD; WASTE DISPOSAL;

EID: 35648957168     PISSN: 15662543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10924-007-0059-2     Document Type: Article

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