Recent Studies on Thermal Stability and Flame Retardancy of Polystyrene-Nanocomposites

Authors

Jin Zhu, Marquette UniversityFollow
Fawn Marie Uhl, Marquette University
Charles A. Wilkie, Marquette UniversityFollow

Document Type

Contribution to Book

Publication Date

2001

Source Publication

Fire and Polymers, Materials and Solutions for Hazard Prevention

Abstract

Nanocomposites of polystyrene with both organically-modified clays and with graphite have been prepared. For both of these materials, which will impart nanometer dimension to the polymer, the thermal stability of the polymer, as measured by thermogravimetric analysis and Cone calorimetry, is enhanced. A synergistic combination of a clay nanocomposite with resorcinol diphosphate has also been studied.

Comments

"Recent Studies on Thermal Stability and Flame Retardancy of Polystyrene-Nanocomposites" in Fire and Polymers, Materials and Solutions for Hazard Prevention. Eds. Gordon L Nelson, and C A Wilkie. New York: Oxford University Press, 2001, pp 24-33. DOI. Copyright © 2012 Oxford University Press. All rights reserved.

Recommended Citation

Zhu, Jin; Uhl, Fawn Marie; and Wilkie, Charles A., "Recent Studies on Thermal Stability and Flame Retardancy of Polystyrene-Nanocomposites" (2001). Chemistry Faculty Research and Publications. 208.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/chem_fac/208