Considerations Regarding Specific Impacts of the Principal Fire Retardancy Mechanisms in Nanocomposites

Flame Retardant Polymer Nanocomposites

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 107-129

  Schartel, Bernhard ^a  

^a BAM FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS RESEARCH AND TESTING   (Germany)

Author keywords

Barrier mechanism; Fire scenarios; Flame retardancy mechanisms; Flammability; Inert filler; Nanocomposite morphology; Peak of heat release; Polymer thermal decomposition; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889457128     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470109038.ch5     Document Type: Chapter

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