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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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Polypropylene (PP)‐Based Biocomposites and Bionanocomposites: State‐of‐the‐Art, New Challenges and Opportunities
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