Combination effect of carbon nanotubes with graphene on intumescent flame-retardant polypropylene nanocomposites

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 59, Issue , 2014, Pages 18-25

  Huang, Guobo ^a   Wang, Shuqu ^a   Song, Ping'An ^b   Wu, Chenglin ^a   Chen, Suqing ^a   Wang, Xu ^c  

^a TAIZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

A. Nano structures; A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Thermal properties; Graphene

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION BEHAVIOR; CONE CALORIMETER DATA; EXFOLIATED GRAPHENE; FLAME-RETARDANT POLYPROPYLENE; HEAT RELEASE RATE (HRR); INTUMESCENT FLAME RETARDANT; LIMITING OXYGEN INDEX; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS);

CARBON NANOTUBES; FLAME RETARDANTS; GRAPHENE; NANOCOMPOSITES;

POLYPROPYLENES;

EID: 84892591030     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2013.12.010     Document Type: Article

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