Combination effects of graphene and layered double hydroxides on intumescent flame-retardant poly(methyl methacrylate) nanocomposites

Applied Clay Science

Volumn 88-89, Issue , 2014, Pages 78-85

  Huang, Guobo ^a   Chen, Suqing ^a   Song, Pingan ^b   Lu, Pingping ^a   Wu, Chenglin ^a   Liang, Huading ^a  

^a TAIZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Graphene; Intumescent flame retardants; Layered double hydroxides; Nanocomposites

Indexed keywords

FLAME RETARDANT PROPERTIES; FLAMMABILITY PROPERTIES; IN-SITU POLYMERIZATION; INTUMESCENT FLAME RETARDANT; LAYERED DOUBLE HYDROXIDES; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE) (PMMA); POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE) NANOCOMPOSITES; SCANNING ELECTRONIC MICROSCOPY (SEM);

ACRYLIC MONOMERS; ESTERS; GRAPHENE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

NANOCOMPOSITES;

COMBUSTION; COMPOSITE; HYDROXIDE; POLYMERIZATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84893643803     PISSN: 01691317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clay.2013.11.002     Document Type: Article

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