Synergistic effects of sepiolite on intumescent flame retardant polypropylene

Express Polymer Letters

Volumn 4, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 743-752

  Huang, N H ^a   Chen, Z J ^a   Wang, J Q ^b   Wei, P ^c  

^a WUHAN TEXTILE UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BEIJING INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Intumescent flame retardant; Polymer composites; Polypropylene; Sepiolite; Synergistic effect

Indexed keywords

EID: 78549287509     PISSN: 1788618X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3144/expresspolymlett.2010.90     Document Type: Article

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