Effect of phosphorus based flame retardants on UL94 and Comparative Tracking Index properties of poly(butylene terephthalate)

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 566-572

  Sullalti, Simone ^a   Colonna, Martino ^a   Berti, Corrado ^a   Fiorini, Maurizio ^a   Karanam, Sreepadaraj ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b SABIC Innovative Plastics   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Comparative Tracking Index; Halogen free flame retardants; Thermal properties; UL94

Indexed keywords

ALUMINIUM SALTS; COMPARATIVE TRACKING INDICES; CONDENSED PHASE; ELECTRONIC DEVICE; FTIR; FTIR ANALYSIS; GASPHASE; HALOGEN-FREE FLAME RETARDANT; MELA MINE POLYPHOSPHATE; POLY(BUTYLENE TEREPHTHALATE); UL94;

BUTENES; MELAMINE FORMALDEHYDE RESINS; PHOSPHORUS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

ELECTRIC PROPERTIES;

EID: 84857638358     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2012.01.015     Document Type: Article

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