Flexible polyurethane foam with the flame-retardant melamine

Journal of Cellular Plastics

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 469-480

  Konig A ^a   Fehrenbacher, U ^a   Hirth, T ^a   Kroke, E ^b  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY ICT   (Germany)

^b TU BERGAKADEMIE FREIBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Flame retardant; Flexible polyurethane foam; Melamine; Slabstock

Indexed keywords

EID: 55449097251     PISSN: 0021955X     EISSN: 15307999     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021955X08095502     Document Type: Article

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