Influence of melt behaviour on the flame retardant properties of ethylene copolymers modified with calcium carbonate and silicone elastomer

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 527-532

  Karlsson, Linus ^a   Lundgren, Anna ^a   Jungqvist, Jonas ^b   Hjertberg, Thomas ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b BOREALIS AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Calcium carbonate; EBA; EMAA; Flame retardant; Melt behaviour; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

ANODIC OXIDATION; CALCIUM; CALCIUM ALLOYS; CARBONATES; CARBONATION; COPOLYMERIZATION; ETHYLENE; FLAMMABILITY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; POLYMER MELTS; POLYMERS; RHEOLOGY; RUBBER; SILICONES; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; VISCOSITY;

ACIDIC GROUPS; BUTYL ACRYLATES; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CALCIUM IONS; CO MONOMERS; COMPLEX VISCOSITIES; CONE CALORIMETRIES; EBA; EMAA; ETHYLENE COPOLYMERS; FIRE PERFORMANCE; FLAME RETARDANT PROPERTIES; FLAME-RETARDANT MECHANISMS; HALOGEN-FREE FLAME RETARDANTS; MELT BEHAVIOUR; MELT FLOWS; POLIES (ETHYLENE CO METHACRYLIC ACID); RHEOLOGICAL MEASUREMENTS; SILICONE ELASTOMERS;

FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT;

EID: 61849172943     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2009.01.025     Document Type: Article

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