A review is presented of the recent developments concerning the use of layered silicates
(clay) for designing polymer nanocomposites endowed with enhanced flame retardancy …

Flame retardants for polypropylene (PP) and their potential suitability for use in fibre
applications are reviewed. Five principal types of generic flame retardant systems for …

Flame Retardant Polymer Nanocomposites takes a comprehensive look at polymer
nanocomposites for flame retardancy applications and includes nanocomposite …

To meet the stringent requirements of specific high-end manufacturing applications involving
flame retardant polypropylene (PP) materials, it's imperative to overcome the inherent …

To improve the high-temperature resistance and inhibit the secondary disasters (such as
explosion/radiation leakage attributing to power failure or short circuit) after fire, polymer …

Electrospun nanofibers generally result in as non-woven fibrous mats classified as high
surface area materials as they pose surface-to-mass or volume ratio. Electrospinning …

Molecular simulation techniques are used to explore and characterize the atomic scale
structure, and to predict binding energies and basal spacing of polymer/clay …

The industry of polymers is very complex, in part because it encompasses many aspects that
are of multidisciplinary nature. The chain of production of polymers requires expert …

Clay polyurethane nanocomposite (CPN) coating films were fabricated by uniformly
dispersing nanoclay, organically modified with 25–30 wt.% octadecylamine in varying …

Montmorillonite nanoparticles were found to be inefficient in polypropylene because of the
lack of a heat insulating char layer and the decomposition of the compatibilising surfactant …