Novel phosphorous-nitrogen intumescent flame retardant system. Its effects on flame retardancy and thermal properties of polypropylene

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 297-305

  Enescu, D ^a   Frache, A ^a   Lavaselli, M ^a   Monticelli, O ^b   Marino, F ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Flame retardance; Intumescent flame retardant system; Polypropylene; Thermal stability

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM POLYPHOSPHATES; FIRE RETARDANCY; FLAME RETARDANCY; FLAME-RETARDANCE; INTUMESCENT FLAME RETARDANT; LOWER COST MATERIALS; MASS LOSS RATE; OXYGEN CONCENTRATIONS; PEAK HEAT RELEASE RATES; PP MATRIX; SMOKE RELEASE; STABILITY PROPERTIES; THERMO-OXIDATIVE; THERMOGRAVIMETRY ANALYSIS; TOTAL HEAT RELEASE; VERTICAL BURNING TESTS;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PHOSPHORUS; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; THERMOPLASTICS;

POLYPROPYLENES;

EID: 84871928149     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2012.09.012     Document Type: Article

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