Advanced flame‐retardant methods for polymeric materials

BW Liu, HB Zhao, YZ Wang - Advanced Materials, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Most organic polymeric materials have high flammability, for which the large amounts of
smoke, toxic gases, heat, and melt drips produced during their burning cause immeasurable …

Polymer/layered silicate (clay) nanocomposites: an overview of flame retardancy

P Kiliaris, CD Papaspyrides - Progress in polymer science, 2010 - Elsevier
A review is presented of the recent developments concerning the use of layered silicates
(clay) for designing polymer nanocomposites endowed with enhanced flame retardancy …

[HTML][HTML] Nanocomposites: synthesis, structure, properties and new application opportunities

PHC Camargo, KG Satyanarayana, F Wypych - Materials Research, 2009 - SciELO Brasil
Nanocomposites, a high performance material exhibit unusual property combinations and
unique design possibilities. With an estimated annual growth rate of about 25% and fastest …

Thermal and flammability properties of polypropylene/carbon nanotube nanocomposites

T Kashiwagi, E Grulke, J Hilding, K Groth, R Harris… - Polymer, 2004 - Elsevier
The thermal and flammability properties of polypropylene/multi-walled carbon
nanotube,(PP/MWNT) nanocomposites were measured with the MWNT content varied from …

Flame retardant mechanism of polyamide 6–clay nanocomposites

T Kashiwagi, RH Harris Jr, X Zhang, RM Briber… - Polymer, 2004 - Elsevier
The thermal and flammability properties of polyamide 6/clay (2 and 5% by mass fraction)
nanocomposites were measured to determine their flame retardant (FR) performance. The …

Review on flammability of biofibres and biocomposites

ME Mngomezulu, MJ John, V Jacobs, AS Luyt - Carbohydrate polymers, 2014 - Elsevier
The subject on flammability properties of natural fibre-reinforced biopolymer composites has
not been broadly researched. This is not only evidenced by the minimal use of biopolymer …

[BOOK][B] Flame retardant polymer nanocomposites

AB Morgan, CA Wilkie - 2007 - books.google.com
Flame Retardant Polymer Nanocomposites takes a comprehensive look at polymer
nanocomposites for flame retardancy applications and includes nanocomposite …

Flammability properties of polymer nanocomposites with single-walled carbon nanotubes: effects of nanotube dispersion and concentration

T Kashiwagi, F Du, KI Winey, KM Groth, JR Shields… - Polymer, 2005 - Elsevier
The effects of the dispersion and concentration of single walled carbon nanotube (SWNT) on
the flammability of polymer/SWNT nanocomposites were investigated. The polymer matrix …

The future of flame retardant polymers–unmet needs and likely new approaches

AB Morgan - Polymer Reviews, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Thermoplastic and thermoset polymers in use today have fire risk and fire hazard associated
with them that is not always well known to the public or material scientists. Recent events in …

Mechanical, thermal and flammability properties of polyethylene/clay nanocomposites

C Zhao, H Qin, F Gong, M Feng, S Zhang… - Polymer Degradation and …, 2005 - Elsevier
Polyethylene/clay composites were prepared by melt compounding polyethylene and
montmorillonite clay organically modified with different intercalating agents. Wide-angle X …