Mechanism of intumescence of a polyethylene/calcium carbonate/stearic acid system

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 797-803

  Bellayer, S ^a   Tavard, E ^b   Duquesne, S ^a   Piechaczyk, A ^b   Bourbigot, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LILLE 1   (France)

^b Nexans Research Center   (France)

Author keywords

Carbonate; Flame retardant; Intumescence; Polyethylene

Indexed keywords

ACIDS; CALCIUM; CARBONATION; FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; STEARIC ACID; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; THERMAL STRESS; THERMOELASTICITY; THERMOPLASTICS;

ACID SYSTEMS; CALCIUM CARBONATES; COHESIVE NETWORKS; EXTERNAL HEAT FLUXES; FTIR; INTUMESCENCE; INTUMESCENT BEHAVIOURS; LINEAR LOW-DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; MASS LOSS; MATRIXES; PROTECTIVE LAYERS; SEM; SMOOTH SURFACES; XRD;

FLAME RETARDANTS;

EID: 63349093330     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2009.01.032     Document Type: Article

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