Effects of nanoclay and fire retardants on fire retardancy of a polymer blend of EVA and LDPE

Fire Safety Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 504-513

  Zhang, J ^a   Hereid, J ^a   Hagen, M ^a   Bakirtzis, D ^a   Delichatsios, M A ^a   Fina, A ^b   Castrovinci, A ^b   Camino, G ^b   Samyn, F ^c   Bourbigot, S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LILLE 1   (France)

Author keywords

Cone calorimeter; Ethylene vinyl acetate; Fire retardant; Low density polyethylene; Nanocomposites; Organoclay; Pyrolysis model; Thermogravimetric analysis

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE; ALUMINUM OXIDE; CALORIMETERS; ETHYLENE; FIRES; FLAME RETARDANTS; FLAMMABILITY TESTING; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; ORGANOCLAY; POLYETHYLENES; POLYMER BLENDS; POLYVINYL ACETATES; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMERS;

CONE CALORIMETER; ETHYLENE VINYL ACETATES; FIRE RETARDANCY; HEAT RELEASE; MASS LOSS RATE; NANO CLAYS; ORGANOCLAYS; PYROLYSIS MODELING; RELEASE RATE; SURFACE LAYERS;

NANOCOMPOSITES;

EID: 63449091481     PISSN: 03797112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.firesaf.2008.10.005     Document Type: Article

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