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Combustion of ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer filled with aluminium and magnesium hydroxides

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In this article, it was shown that metallic hydroxides act as flame retardants, owing to the water released during heating, but they also act as catalysts for the oxidation of carbonaceous residues.
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This article is published in Polymer Degradation and Stability.The article was published on 1989-01-01. It has received 53 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Ethylene-vinyl acetate & Magnesium.

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New prospects in flame retardant polymer materials: From fundamentals to nanocomposites

TL;DR: The main flame retardant properties and tests used to describe fire behavior, together with the nature and modes of action of the most representative flame retardants and the synergistic effects that can be achieved by combining them are presented in this paper.
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Flame retardant polymer nanocomposites

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present an approach to evaluate the properties of polymer-carbon nanotube composites in terms of their ability to resist fire in an industrial setting.
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Effect of hydroxides and hydroxycarbonate structure on fire retardant effectiveness and mechanical properties in ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer

TL;DR: In this article, the flame retardant effect of inorganic hydroxides, like aluminum hydroxide and magnesium hydoxide in ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer, was evaluated and compared with that of other inorganic fillers such as boehmite and hydrotalcite.
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Preparation and flame resistance properties of revolutionary self-extinguishing epoxy nanocomposites based on layered double hydroxides

TL;DR: In this paper, an organo-modified double hydroxides/epoxy (LDHs/EP) nanocomposites were prepared from organo modified LDHs, a diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A monomer (DGEBA) and amine curing agents.
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Preparation and Flame Resistance Properties of Revolutionary Self-Extinguishing Epoxy Nanocomposites Based on Layered Double Hydroxides

TL;DR: In this article, an organo-modified double hydroxides/epoxy (LDHs/EP) nanocomposites were prepared from organo modified LDHs, a diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A monomer (DGEBA) and amine curing agents.
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Calcination of precipitated Mg(OH)2 to active MgO in the production of refractory and chemical grade MgO

TL;DR: In this paper, the processes that occur during the calcination of seawater or brine precipitated Mg(OH)2 to active MgO are reviewed, and the effects of calcination conditions, and of chemical and physical properties of the MgOH2 on the properties of active mgO product are discussed together with the influence of typical impurities.
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Fundamentals of Flame Retardancy

TL;DR: In this article, Bogaty, H., Weiner, L. I., Sookne, A. M., and Harris, M., TEXTILE RESEARCH JOURNAL 21, 102 (1951).
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Magnesium hydroxide ― a combined flame retardant and smoke suppressant filler for thermoplastics

TL;DR: In this paper, Inflammabilite et proprietes mecaniques de polypropylene contenant de l'hydroxyde de magnesium are described as a type of polyethylene.
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Fire retardant polymeric materials

TL;DR: The addition of SUITABLE MINOR PORTIONS of TALC, CHLORINATED POLYETHYLENE and ANTIMONY TRIOXIDE to POLYPROPYLENE RESINS, STYRENE-ACRYLONITRILE COPOLYMER RESINS OR ACRYLonitrile-butadIENE-stylENE-STYRENE RESIN RENDERS These POLYMERS NONBURNING as discussed by the authors.
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