Polymer/layered double hydroxide flame retardant nanocomposites

Thermally Stable and Flame Retardant Polymer Nanocomposites

Volumn 9780521190756, Issue , 2011, Pages 332-356

  Qiu, Longzhen ^a   Qiu, Baojun ^b  

^a HEFEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIRE HAZARDS; FIRE PROTECTION; FIRES; FLAMMABLE MATERIALS; POLYMERS;

DOUBLE HYDROXIDES; ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN LIVES; PROPERTY DAMAGE; PROPERTY LOSS; RESIDENTIAL FIRES; SPREAD OF FIRES; UNITED KINGDOM;

FLAME RETARDANTS;

EID: 84927060106     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511842412.014     Document Type: Chapter

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