Flammability and fire resistance of composites reinforced by natural fibers

Polymers for Advanced Technologies

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 446-453

  Kozłowski, Ryszard ^a   Władyka Przybylak, Maria ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF NATURAL FIBRES AND MEDICINAL PLANTS   (Poland)

Author keywords

Composites; Fire retardancy; Flammability

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; FIBER OPTICS; FIBERS; FIRE PROTECTION; FIRE RESISTANCE; FIREPROOFING; FIRES; HEALTH; HEMP FIBERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; REINFORCED PLASTICS;

BUILDING INDUSTRY(CO); FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITES; FIRE PERFORMANCE; LIGNOCELLULOSIC FIBERS;

NATURAL FIBERS;

COMPOSITES; FIBER OPTICS; FIRE PROOFING; FIRE PROTECTION; FIRE RESISTANCE; FLAME RETARDANTS; FLAMMABILITY; HEALTH; HEMP; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NATURAL FIBERS; REINFORCED PLASTIC;

CELLULOSIC FIBER; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; FLAME RESISTANCE; FLAMMABILITY; MECHANICAL PROPERTY;

EID: 47149111280     PISSN: 10427147     EISSN: 10991581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pat.1135     Document Type: Review

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