Introduction to Flame Retardancy and Polymer Flammability

Flame Retardant Polymer Nanocomposites

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 1-29

  Levchik, Sergei V ^a  

^a Supresta US LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Borate; Flame retardancy; Halogen; Phosphorus; Silicon; Synergism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884812864     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470109038.ch1     Document Type: Editorial

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