Flame-Retardant Properties of PP/Al(OH) 3/Mg(OH) 2/POE/ZB Nanocomposites

Polymer - Plastics Technology and Engineering

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 439-445

  Liang, J Z ^a   Chen, Y ^a   Jiang, X H ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Elastomer; Flame retardant; Inorganic particle; Nanocomposite; Polypropylene

Indexed keywords

BURNING SPEED; FILLER WEIGHT; FLAME RETARDANT PROPERTIES; INORGANIC PARTICLES; MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE; NANO-CACO; OXYGEN INDEX; POLYOLEFIN ELASTOMERS; SMOKE DENSITY; SPECIMEN THICKNESS; TWIN SCREW EXTRUDERS; ZINC BORATE;

CALCIUM CARBONATE; ELASTOMERS; FLAME RETARDANTS; NANOCOMPOSITES; POLYPROPYLENES; THERMOPLASTICS;

FILLERS;

EID: 84859893529     PISSN: 03602559     EISSN: 15256111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03602559.2011.639829     Document Type: Article

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