Synergistic fire retardancy of colemanite, a natural hydrated calcium borate, in high-impact polystyrene containing brominated epoxy and antimony oxide

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 798-807

  Kaynak, Cevdet ^a   Isitman, Nihat Ali ^a  

^a MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Antimony oxide; Colemanite; Flame retardancy; Halogen; Synergism

Indexed keywords

ANTIMONY OXIDES; COLEMANITE; FLAME RETARDANCY; HALOGEN; SYNERGISM;

ANTIMONY COMPOUNDS; BROMINE; CALCIUM; COMBUSTION; ENTHALPY; FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT; FIRES; FLAME RETARDANTS; GAS HYDRATES; GASES; HYDRATION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; OXYGEN; POLYMER BLENDS; POLYSTYRENES;

BORATE MINERALS;

EID: 79953687651     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2011.02.011     Document Type: Article

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