Studies on Synthesis of Electrochemically Exfoliated Functionalized Graphene and Polylactic Acid/Ferric Phytate Functionalized Graphene Nanocomposites as New Fire Hazard Suppression Materials

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 8, Issue 38, 2016, Pages 25552-25562

  Feng, Xiaming ^a   Wang, Xin ^a   Cai, Wei ^a   Qiu, Shuilai ^a   Hu, Yuan ^a   Liew, Kim Meow ^a,b  

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

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

electrochemical exfoliation; fire safety; functionalized graphene; phytic acid; polylactic acid nanocomposites

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; ELECTROLYTES; FIRE HAZARDS; FLAME RETARDANTS; HAZARDS; NANOCOMPOSITES; PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; POLYESTERS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

ELECTROCHEMICAL EXFOLIATION; FIRE SAFETY; FUNCTIONALIZED GRAPHENE; PHYTIC ACIDS; POLY LACTIC ACID;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 84989154015     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b08373     Document Type: Article

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