The influence of carbon nanotubes on the combustion toxicity of PP/intumescent flame retardant composites

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 115, Issue , 2015, Pages 38-44

  Zhang, Qiangjun ^a   Zhan, Jing ^a,d   Zhou, Keqing ^a   Lu, Hongdian ^b   Zeng, Wenru ^a   Stec, Anna A ^c   Hull, T Richard ^c   Hu, Yuan ^a   Gui, Zhou ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^b HEFEI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^d Key Laboratory of Building Structure of Anhui Colleges and Universities   (China)

Author keywords

CNTs; CO Hydrocarbon; Intumescent fire retardant; Smoke; Steady state tube furnace

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; COMBUSTION; FIRES; FLAME RETARDANTS; FURNACES; GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; HYDROCARBONS; OXYGEN SUPPLY; POLYPROPYLENES; SMOKE; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; TOXICITY; TUBES (COMPONENTS); VENTILATION; YARN;

CNTS; COMBUSTION TEMPERATURES; EQUIVALENCE RATIOS; INTUMESCENT FLAME RETARDANT; NANO-SCALE MATERIALS; POLYMER MATERIALS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYZERS; TUBE FURNACES;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 84924297913     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2015.02.010     Document Type: Article

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