Synchrotron X-ray tomography for 3D chemical distribution measurement of a flame retardant and synergist in a fiberglass-reinforced polymer blend

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 2-9

  Barnett, Heath A ^a   Ham, Kyungmin ^a   Scorsone, Jason T ^a   Butler, Leslie G ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLENDING; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FIBERS; FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT; FLAMMABILITY; IMAGING SYSTEMS; REINFORCED PLASTICS; REINFORCEMENT; SYNCHROTRONS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TOMOGRAPHY;

ABSORBANCE VALUES; ALIGNED BUNDLES; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CHEMICAL DISTRIBUTIONS; FIBER BUNDLES; FIBERGLASS-REINFORCED POLYMERS; HIGH CONCENTRATION; HOMOGENEOUS SYSTEM; MULTIENERGY; PRECIPITATION REACTION; RADIAL CONCENTRATION; SYNCHROTRON X-RAY TOMOGRAPHY;

GLASS FIBERS;

EID: 75649105365     PISSN: 15206106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp808623q     Document Type: Article

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