- Author
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Nyambo, C.
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Kandare, E.
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Wang, D.
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Wilkie, C. A.
- Title
- Flame-Retarded Polystyrene: Investigating Chemical Interactions Betwen Ammonium Polyphosphate and MgAl Layered Double Hydroxide.
- Coporate
- Marquette Univ., Milwaukee, WI
Bolton Univ., BL3 5AB, UK
Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY
- Journal
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Polymer Degradation and Stability,
Vol. 93,
No. 9,
1656-1663,
September 2008
- Keywords
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polystyrene
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ammonium polyphosphate
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hydroxide
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flame retardants
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composite materials
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x-ray diffraction
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thermal stability
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temperature
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thermogravimetric analysis
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stabilization
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heat release rate
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flammability
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cone calorimeters
- Identifiers
- Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM); layered double hydroxide; composition of polystyrene composites; infrared and x-ray diffraction analysis; characterization of MgAl-LDH and its PS composites; thermal stability of MgAl-LDH, APP and their PS composites; TGA data for polystyrene and its composites; cone calorimetry data for PS composites at 35 kW m?2