Zinc borates as multifunctional polymer additives

Polymers for Advanced Technologies

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 469-474

  Shen, Kelvin K ^a,b   Kochesfahani, Saied ^a   Jouffret, Frédéric ^a  

^a Rio Tinto Minerals USA   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Additive; Afterglow suppressant; Anti tracking; Flame retardant; Smoke suppresant; Zinc borate

Indexed keywords

FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT; FLAME RETARDANTS; FLAME SPRAYING; POLYMERS; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; ZINC; ZINC SULFIDE;

FLAME RETARDANT APPLICATIONS; HALOGEN-FREE; HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS; POLYMER ADDITIVES; PRODUCT APPLICATIONS; SMOKE SUPPRESSANTS; TRACKING AGENTS;

DOPING (ADDITIVES);

ADDITIVE; BORIC ACID; FLAME RESISTANCE; POLYMER;

EID: 47149102400     PISSN: 10427147     EISSN: 10991581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pat.1119     Document Type: Review

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