Synergistic flame retardant effects between sepiolite and magnesium hydroxide in ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) matrix

Express Polymer Letters

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 227-233

  Huang, N H ^a,b   Chen, Z J ^a,b   Yi, C H ^a,b   Wang, J Q ^c  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

^b WUHAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c BEIJING INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Flame retardant eva copolymer; Magnesium hydroxide; Polymer composites; Sepiolite; Synergistic effect

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949337424     PISSN: 1788618X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3144/expresspolymlett.2010.29     Document Type: Article

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