Synergistic effects of lanthanum oxide on a novel intumescent flame retardant polypropylene system

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 9-16

  Li, Yantao ^a   Li, Bin ^a   Dai, Jinfeng ^a   Jia, He ^a   Gao, Suliang ^a  

^a NORTHEAST FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Intumescent flame retardant; Lanthanum oxide; Polypropylene; Synergistic effect

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; FLAME RETARDANTS; POLYPROPYLENES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

AMMONIUM POLYPHOSPHATE (APP); CHARRING FOAMING AGENTS (CFA); INTUMESCENT FLAME RETARDANTS; SMOKE SUPPRESSION; SYNERGISTIC EFFECTS;

LANTHANUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 38349068726     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2007.11.002     Document Type: Article

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