The widespread applications of polymeric materials require the use of conventional flame
retardants based on halogen and phosphorous compounds to satisfy fire safety regulatory …

The cone calorimeter is an efficient instrument used to evaluate the reaction-to-fire
properties of measured materials via simulating a forced combustion bench-scale fire …

Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) with high microporosity and relatively high thermal
stability are potential thermal insulation and flame-retardant materials. However, the …

Polymer nanocomposites are an important class of polymers that have wide application in a
number of different industrial sectors and thus organic/inorganic nanocomposite materials …

Endothermically decomposing mineral fillers, such as aluminium or magnesium hydroxide,
magnesium carbonate, or mixed magnesium/calcium carbonates and hydroxides, such as …

Advances in technology miniaturization with increasing power density call for new
technologies for enhancing heat transfer. Enhancement of heat transfer with the use of …

An eco-friendly superabsorbent polymer (SAP) was prepared by grafting 2-acrylamido-2-
methyl-1-propanesulfonic acid onto microcrystalline cellulose in lithium chloride/N, N …

Al2O3 nanoparticles were synthesized using laser ablation of an aluminum (Al) target in
deionized water. Nd: YAG laser, emitted the light at a wavelength of 1064 nm, was used as a …

In this study, biopolymer nanocomposites of cellulose acetate (CA) and Al 2 O 3
nanoparticles (Al 2 O 3 NPs) were successfully obtained using solution blending method …

Nano-alumina and submicron alumina trihydrate particles were incorporated into an
unsaturated polyester resin at various loadings. The morphologies of composites showed …