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Recent developments in the fire retardancy of polymeric materials
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In this paper, the authors highlight the ecological impacts of using conventional flame retardants, thereby signifying the necessity to use eco-friendly agents, and explore the use of various nanofillers for this purpose, compare their performance with traditional systems, provide insights into different testing standards and combustion mechanisms, modelling aspects of the combustion behavior, and identify novel approaches that could be considered for meeting the fire safety standards with ecofriendly materials.About:
This article is published in Progress in Polymer Science.The article was published on 2013-09-01. It has received 488 citations till now.read more
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Phosphonated polyimides: Enhancement of proton conductivity at high temperatures and low humidity
TL;DR: In this article, a new class of highly conductive and durable polymer electrolyte membranes have been developed for fuel cell applications under elevated temperature and/or low relative humidity (RH).
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Constructing hierarchical polymer@MoS2 core-shell structures for regulating thermal and fire safety properties of polystyrene nanocomposites
TL;DR: In this article, hierarchical polystyrene@MoS2 core-shell structures were constructed by combining latex technology and self-assembly of oppositely charged MoS2 nanosheets onto the surface of poly styrene spheres.
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Combination effects of carbon nanotubes, MMT and phosphorus flame retardant on fire and thermal resistance of fiber-reinforced epoxy composites
TL;DR: In this paper, a combination of ammonium polyphosphate (APP) as a micro filler and montmorillonite (MMT) as nanofiller have been used to enhance thermal stability and flame retardancy of the epoxy/glass composites containing carbon nanotubes (CNTs).
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The role of multi-wall carbon nanotubes in char strength of epoxy based intumescent fire retardant coating
TL;DR: In this paper, multi-wall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) were used to improve fire retardant and char properties of the intumescent coating, and different coating formulations were prepared and their heat shielding performance was tested at 950°C according to ASTM E-119.
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Synergistic Flame Retardant Effects between Aluminum Hydroxide and Halogen-free Flame Retardants in High Density Polyethylene Composites☆
Zhisheng Xu,Long Yan,Lei Chen +2 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the synergistic flame retardant effects between aluminum hydroxide (ATH) and halogen-free flame retardants in high density polyethylene (HDPE) composites used for geo-grid were characterized by carrying out limited oxygen index (LOI) test, UL94 vertical burn test, alcohol blow 1amp test and cone calorimeter.
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