Flame-retardant polyamide 6/carbon nanotube nanofibers: Processing and characterization

Journal of Engineered Fibers and Fabrics

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 1-11

  Yin, Xiaoli ^a   Krifa, Mourad ^a   Koo, Joseph H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Electrospinning; Flame retardant nylon; Nanoclay; Nanocomposites; Nanofibers

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBES; COMBUSTION; ELECTROSPINNING; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOFIBERS; NANOTUBES; POLYPROPYLENES;

ADDITIVE CONCENTRATIONS; COMBUSTION PROPERTY; ELECTROSPINNABILITY; ELECTROSPUN NANOFIBERS; HEAT RELEASE RATE (HRR); INTUMESCENT FLAME RETARDANT; NANO CLAYS; NANOCLAY PARTICLES;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

EID: 84940910745     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15589250     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/155892501501000301     Document Type: Article

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