Intumescence and Nanocomposites: A Novel Route for Flame-Retarding Polymeric Materials

Flame Retardant Polymer Nanocomposites

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 131-162

  Bourbigot, Serge ^a   Duquesne, Sophie ^a  

^a Ecole Nationale Superieure de Chimie de Lille   (France)

Author keywords

Flame retardancy; Intumescence; Nanocomposite

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889368898     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470109038.ch6     Document Type: Chapter

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