Influence of flame retardant additives on the flammability behaviour of natural rubber (NR)

Journal of Rubber Research

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 223-236

  Ismawi, Dayang Habibah Abg ^a   Harper, J F ^b   Ansarifar, A ^b  

^a RUBBER RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aluminium hydroxide; Flame retardant; Limiting oxygen index; Natural rubber; Sb2O3; Smoke density; UL 94; Zinc hydroxystannate

Indexed keywords

EID: 58149343373     PISSN: 15111768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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