Evaluation of various fire retardants for use in wood flour-polyethylene composites

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 95, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1903-1910

  Stark, Nicole M ^a   White, Robert H ^a   Mueller, Scott A ^a   Osswald, Tim A ^b  

^a FOREST PRODUCTS LABORATORY   (United States)

^b University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

Author keywords

Fire retardants; Heat release rate; Mechanical properties; Oxygen index; Wood plastic composite

Indexed keywords

FIRE RETARDANT; HEAT RELEASE RATE; HEAT RELEASE RATES; OXYGEN INDEX; WOOD PLASTIC COMPOSITE;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; BROMINE; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; FLAME RETARDANTS; MAGNESIUM; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; OXYGEN; PLASTICS; POLYETHYLENES; THERMOPLASTICS; WOOD PRODUCTS; ZINC;

FIRES;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; BROMINE; CONSTRUCTION; FIRES; FLAME RETARDANTS; MAGNESIUM; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; OXYGEN INDEX; PLASTICS; POLYETHYLENE; POLYMER WOOD COMBINATIONS; THERMOPLASTICS; WOOD PRODUCTS; ZINC;

EID: 77955519401     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2010.04.014     Document Type: Article

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