Study on preparation and properties of silane-crosslinked polyethylene/ magnesium hydroxide/ montmorillonite nanocomposites

Journal of Fire Sciences

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 493-507

  Song, Lei ^a   Li, Ming ^a   Hu, Yuan ^a   Lu, Hongdian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^b HEFEI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Crosslinking; Magnesium hydroxide; Montmorillonite.; Polyethylene

Indexed keywords

ABS RESINS; CALORIMETRY; CLAY MINERALS; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; HOUSING; LASER INTERFEROMETRY; LIGHT METALS; LINEAR LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; MAGNESIUM; MAGNESIUM PRINTING PLATES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; METAL VAPOR LAMPS; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; OXYGEN; SILANES; SILICATE MINERALS; THERMOPLASTICS;

CONE CALORIMETRIES; CROSSLINKED; CROSSLINKING DEGREES; FIRE SAFETIES; LIMITING OXYGEN INDICES; MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE; MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDES; MONTMORILLONITE NANO COMPOSITES; MONTMORILLONITE.; NETWORK STRUCTURES; OXIDATIVE STABILITIES; POLYMER MATRIX.; THERMAL STABILITIES; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; VINYLTRIMETHOXY SILANES; X-RAY DIFFRACTIONS;

HIGH RESOLUTION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 55149094365     PISSN: 07349041     EISSN: 15308049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0734904108092117     Document Type: Article

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