Synergistic effects and mechanism of ZnCl2 on intumescent flame-retardant polypropylene

Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 1065-1071

  Ye, Lei ^a,b   Zhang, Yunjie ^a   Wang, Shuhong ^a   Gao, Guanggang ^b   Liu, Jianxun ^a   Zhou, Yulong ^a   Liu, Hong ^a  

^a JIAMUSI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Heilongjiang Orient Science and Technology Co Ltd   (China)

Author keywords

Intumescent flame retardant; Polypropylene; Synergistic effect; Zinc chloride

Indexed keywords

FLAME-RETARDANT POLYPROPYLENE; FLAME-RETARDANT PROPERTIES; INTUMESCENT FLAME RETARDANT; LIMITING OXYGEN INDEX; MORPHOLOGICAL STRUCTURES; RADICAL SCAVENGERS; SYNERGISTIC EFFECT; SYNERGISTIC MECHANISM;

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; FLAME RETARDANTS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; ZINC CHLORIDE;

POLYPROPYLENES;

EID: 84893643329     PISSN: 13886150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10973-013-3381-z     Document Type: Article

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