Influence of char residues on flammability of EVA/EG, EVA/NG and EVA/GO composites

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 54-63

  Wu, Xinfeng ^a   Wang, Lichun ^a   Wu, Chao ^a   Yu, Jinhong ^a   Xie, Liyuan ^a   Wang, Genlin ^a   Jiang, Pingkai ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

EG; EVA; Flame retardant; GO; NG

Indexed keywords

CHAR RESIDUES; COMBUSTION PRO-CESS; COMPOSITE DECREASE; CONE CALORIMETER; DESIGN FORMULATION; EG; EVA; EXPANDED GRAPHITE; FLAME-RETARDANCE; GO; GRAPHITE OXIDE; HEAT RELEASE RATES; MELT-COMPOUNDING; NATURAL GRAPHITE; NG; POLY (ETHYLENE-CO-VINYL ACETATE); POROUS CHAR; REDUCTION EFFECTS; RESIDUAL CHAR; SMOKE RELEASE;

ETHYLENE; FLAME RETARDANTS; POLYVINYL ACETATES; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

GRAPHITE;

EID: 82755172966     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2011.10.011     Document Type: Article

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