Multiwalled carbon nanotubes and sepiolite nanoclays as flame retardants for polylactide and its natural fibre reinforced composites

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 954-963

  Hapuarachchi, T Dhanushka ^a,b   Peijs, Ton ^a,b,c  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Nanoforce Technology Limited   (United Kingdom)

^c EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

High temperature properties; Hybrid; Nano structures; Polylactide acid; Thermal analysis

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION FLOW; CONE CALORIMETER; FLAME RETARDANCY; HEAT RELEASE; MICROCALORIMETER; MULTI-WALLED NANOTUBES; NANO CLAYS; NANOCOMPOSITE SYSTEMS; NATURAL FIBRE-REINFORCED COMPOSITES; POLY LACTIC ACID; POLY LACTIDE; POTENTIAL FLAMMABILITY; RESIDUAL CHAR; TERNARY NANOCOMPOSITES; THERMAL ANALYSIS; THERMAL GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

ACIDS; CALORIMETERS; CALORIMETRY; CARBON NANOTUBES; FLAME RETARDANTS; FLAMMABILITY; HEMP FIBERS; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOSTRUCTURES; POLYMER BLENDS; REINFORCED PLASTICS; TERNARY SYSTEMS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

EID: 77955266920     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2010.03.004     Document Type: Article

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