Thermoset Fire Retardant Nanocomposites

Flame Retardant Polymer Nanocomposites

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 235-284

  Zammarano, Mauro ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Area Science Park   (Italy)

Author keywords

Clay; Flammability; Layered double hydroxides; Nanocomposite; Thermoset

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889295220     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470109038.ch9     Document Type: Chapter

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