Modeling the thermal degradation of poly(methyl methacrylate)/carbon nanotube nanocomposites

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 266-275

  Di Blasi, C ^a   Galgano, A ^b   Branca, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Flame retardance; Heat and mass transfer; Modeling; Nanocomposite; Thermal decomposition

Indexed keywords

CONTINUOUS LAYERS; CONVERSION TIME; FLAME-RETARDANCE; HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER; MASS LOSS RATE; POLYMER DECOMPOSITION; RADIATIVE HEAT TRANSFER; RE-RADIATION; SURFACE ABLATION; SURFACE LAYERS; TRANSPORT PROCESS;

ESTERS; FIRE RESISTANCE; HEAT FLUX; MODELS; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOTUBES; PYROLYSIS;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 84871922110     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2012.10.001     Document Type: Article

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