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• Clays as Inhibitors of Polyurethane Foams’ Flammability

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  • A. Hejna

  - Materials - Year 2021

  Polyurethanes are a very important group of polymers with an extensive range of applications in different branches of industry. In the form of foams, they are mainly used in bedding, furniture, building, construction, and automotive sectors. Due to human safety reasons, these applications require an appropriate level of flame retardance, often required by various law regulations. Nevertheless, without the proper modifications,...

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• Flame-Retardant Polymer Materials Developed by Reactive Extrusion: Present Status and Future Perspectives

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  • H. Vahabi
  • F. Laoutid
  • K. Formela
  • M. Saeb
  • P. Dubois

  - Polymer Reviews - Year 2022

  The development of flame retardant polymer materials has two roots, one in materials design, and the other in materials processing. Over recent decades, different types and classes of flame retardant polymer materials have been commercialized to meet safety requirements in the construction, automotive, and coatings industries. In the vast majority of cases, the design and fabrication of new materials presenting low fire hazards...

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