Preparation, thermal stability and flame-retardant properties of halogen-free polypropylene composites

High Performance Polymers

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 478-487

  Li, Yi Luen ^a   Kuan, Chen Feng ^b   Hsu, Shu Wei ^c   Chen, Chia Hsun ^b   Kuan, Hsu Chiang ^b   Lee, Fang Mei ^c   Yip, Ming Chuen ^a   Chiang, Chin Lung ^c  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b FAR EAST UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c HUNGKUANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

composite; flame retardant; halogen free; polypropylene; thermal stability

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL RESULTS; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY; HALOGEN-FREE; HALOGEN-FREE FLAME RETARDANT; KINETIC STUDY; LIMITING OXYGEN INDEX; POLYPROPYLENE COMPOSITE;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; DEGRADATION; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X RAY ANALYSIS; FLAME RETARDANTS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; PHOSPHORUS; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; THERMOPLASTICS;

POLYPROPYLENES;

EID: 84865507240     PISSN: 09540083     EISSN: 13616412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0954008312443391     Document Type: Article

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