Flame retardant challenges for textiles and fibres: New chemistry versus innovatory solutions

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 377-392

  Horrocks, A Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE FLAME RETARDANTS; COATED TEXTILES; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; FIBRE SURFACES; HALOGEN-FREE; HISTORICAL REVIEW; METHYLOL; PHOSPHONIUM SALTS; PLASMA TECHNOLOGY; SYNTHETIC FIBRES; TETRAKIS; TWENTIETH CENTURY;

FABRICS; FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; SYNTHETIC FIBERS;

FLAME RETARDANTS;

EID: 79951581725     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2010.03.036     Document Type: Article

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