Study on intumescent flame retarded polystyrene composites with improved flame retardancy

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 95, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2388-2395

  Lu, Hongdian ^a   Wilkie, Charles A ^a  

^a Marquette University   (United States)

Author keywords

Cone calorimetry; Intumescent flame retardant; Microscale combustion calorimetry; Polystyrene

Indexed keywords

CONDENSED PHASE; CONE CALORIMETER; CONE CALORIMETRY; FLAME RETARDANCY; FLAME-RETARDED; INORGANIC MATERIALS; INTUMESCENT FLAME RETARDANT; MICROSCALE COMBUSTION; MONTMORILLONITE CLAY; NICKEL CATALYST; PEAK HEAT RELEASE RATES; POLYSTYRENE COMPOSITES; THERMAL STABILITY; TRIPENTAERYTHRITOL; ZIRCONIUM PHOSPHATE;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; CALORIMETERS; CALORIMETRY; CATALYSTS; CLAY MINERALS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT; FLAME RETARDANTS; PHOSPHATES; POLYMER BLENDS; POLYSTYRENES; SILICATE MINERALS; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; ZIRCONIUM; ZIRCONIUM COMPOUNDS;

COMBUSTION;

EID: 78649451638     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2010.08.022     Document Type: Article

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