Dual modification of graphene by polymeric flame retardant and Ni(OH)2 nanosheets for improving flame retardancy of polypropylene

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 100, Issue , 2017, Pages 106-117

  Yuan, Bihe ^a,b   Hu, Yuan ^b   Chen, Xianfeng ^a   Shi, Yongqian ^c   Niu, Yi ^a   Zhang, Ying ^a   He, Song ^a   Dai, Huaming ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

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

^c FUZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Thermal properties; D. Thermal analysis

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; DISPERSIONS; EFFICIENCY; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; NANOSHEETS; NICKEL; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; POLYPROPYLENES; THERMOANALYSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

FLAME RETARDANCY; FUNCTIONALIZED GRAPHENE; HEXACHLOROCYCLOTRIPHOSPHAZENE; OXYGEN FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; PEAK HEAT RELEASE RATES; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); TOTAL HEAT RELEASE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY IMAGES;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 85019200911     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2017.04.012     Document Type: Article

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