Metal-organic flame retardants (MOFRs) have been constantly applied to enhance fire safety
of polymers. Metallic compounds positively improve the MOFRs' performance in suppressing …

A review is presented of the recent developments concerning the use of layered silicates
(clay) for designing polymer nanocomposites endowed with enhanced flame retardancy …

The thermal and flammability properties of polypropylene/multi-walled carbon
nanotube,(PP/MWNT) nanocomposites were measured with the MWNT content varied from …

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 …

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 …

In previous part of this work factors influencing the thermal stability of polymer
nanocomposite materials were indicated, such as chemical constitution of organic modifier …

Polymer− clay nanocomposites of styrene and methyl methacrylate have been prepared by
bulk, solution, suspension, and emulsion polymerization as well as by melt blending. Two …

Nanocomposite formation brings about an enhancement of many properties for a polymer,
including enhanced fire retardancy. This study was carried out to determine if the presence …

Poly (vinyl chloride)/montmorillonite (PVC/MMT) nanocomposites were synthesized via in
situ intercalative polymerization and their thermal properties were examined by means of …

Polymer nanocomposites based on organically modified clay (organoclay) and polyethylene
(PE) were prepared by melt processing using poly (ethylene-co-vinyl acetate)(EVA) as …