Improved flame-retardant properties of poly(lactic acid) foams using starch as a natural charring agent

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1422-1430

  Wang, Jingjing ^a,b   Ren, Qian ^a,c   Zheng, Wenge ^a   Zhai, Wentao ^a  

^a NINGBO INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING   (China)

^b NINGBO UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c HUNAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXPANSION RATIO; FLAME-RETARDANT PROPERTIES; GREEN PACKAGING; LIMITING OXYGEN INDEX; MICROCELLULAR FOAMING; POLY LACTIC ACID; POLYLACTIC ACIDS; POLYMERIC FOAMS;

BLOWING AGENTS; CARBON DIOXIDE; LACTIC ACID; STARCH;

FLAME RETARDANTS;

EID: 84893336753     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: 15205045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie403041h     Document Type: Article

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