Influence of exfoliated graphite nanoplatelets on the flammability and thermal properties of polyethylene terephthalate/polypropylene nanocomposites

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 110, Issue , 2014, Pages 137-148

  Inuwa, I M ^a   Hassan, Azman ^a   Wang, De Yi ^b   Samsudin, S A ^a   Mohamad Haafiz, M K ^a,c   Wong, S L ^a   Jawaid, M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b IMDEA MATERIALS INSTITUTE   (Spain)

^c Universiti Sains Malaysia   (Malaysia)

^d UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

(PET)Polypropylene; (PP); Exfoliated graphite nanoplatelets crystallization temperatures Polyethylene terephthalate; Flame retardancy; Thermal conductivity

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIZATION TEMPERATURE; EXFOLIATED GRAPHITE NANOPLATELETS; FLAME RETARDANCY;

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 84907275835     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2014.08.025     Document Type: Article

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