Flame retardancy of polymer-clay nanocomposites

Physical Properties and Applications of Polymer Nanocomposites

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 347-403

  Dasari, A ^a   Cai, G P ^b   Mai, Y W ^b   Yu, Z Z ^c  

^a IMDEA MATERIALS INSTITUTE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Fire retardancy; Foams; Nanocomposites; Nanoparticles; Thermal stability

Indexed keywords

CONSUMER PRODUCTS; FIRE PROTECTION; FOAMS; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOPARTICLES; POLYMERS; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

FIRE EXPOSURES; FIRE RETARDANCY; FIRE RETARDANT AGENT; FLAME RETARDANCY; POLYMER-CLAY NANOCOMPOSITES; SAFETY MEASURES; SPREAD OF FIRES;

FIRES;

EID: 84856259316     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1533/9780857090249.2.347     Document Type: Chapter

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