The effect of different impact modifiers in halogen-free flame retarded polycarbonate blends - I. Pyrolysis

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 94, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2194-2203

  Perret, Birgit ^a   Schartel, Bernhard ^a  

^a BAM FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS RESEARCH AND TESTING   (Germany)

Author keywords

Decomposition; Flame retardance; Flammability; Polycarbonate blends; Pyrolysis

Indexed keywords

ACRYLONITRILE-BUTADIENE-STYRENE; BISPHENOL A; FLAME RETARDANCE; FLAME RETARDANCY; FLAME-RETARDED; FT-IR-ATR; FTIR; HALOGEN-FREE; HIGHER TEMPERATURES; IMPACT MODIFIERS; POLY(N-BUTYL ACRYLATE); POLYCARBONATE BLENDS; POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE PDMS; SOLID RESIDUES; STYRENE ACRYLONITRILES; THERMAL DECOMPOSITIONS; THERMOGRAVIMETRY;

ACRYLICS; ASSOCIATION REACTIONS; BUTADIENE; ESTERS; FLAMMABILITY; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; FREE RADICAL POLYMERIZATION; PACKET NETWORKS; PHENOLS; POLYMER BLENDS; PYROLYSIS; RUBBER; SILICONES; STYRENE; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

REACTION KINETICS;

EID: 70449122149     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2009.09.005     Document Type: Article

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