Preparation and properties of new flame retardant unsaturated polyester nanocomposites based on layered double hydroxides

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 939-946

  Pereira, C M C ^a   Herrero, M ^b   Labajos, F M ^b   Marques, A T ^a,c   Rives, V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Flame retardancy; Layered double hydroxides; Nanocomposite; Unsaturated polyester

Indexed keywords

ADIPATE; CHAR FORMATIONS; CONE CALORIMETERS; FIRE REACTIONS; FLAME RETARDANCY; FLEXURAL MODULUS; FLEXURAL STRENGTHS; FLEXURAL TESTS; LAYERED DOUBLE HYDROXIDES; LAYERED STRUCTURES; MASS LOSS; MATRIXES; NANO-FILLERS; ORGANO-LDH; POLYESTER RESINS; RESIN PROPERTIES; UNSATURATED POLYESTER;

BENDING STRENGTH; FLAME RETARDANTS; FLAMMABILITY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOCOMPOSITES; OXIDES; PROPYLENE; RESINS;

POLYMER BLENDS;

EID: 67349207091     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2009.03.009     Document Type: Article

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