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Fire Retardant Polyetherimide Nanocomposites

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2011

Jongdoo Lee ,
Tohru Takekoshi  and
Emmanuel P. Giannelis
Jongdoo Lee
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
Tohru Takekoshi
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
Emmanuel P. Giannelis
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
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Abstract

Polyetherimide-layered silicates nanocomposites with increased char yield and fire retardancy are described. The use of nanocomposites is a new, environmentally-benign approach to improve fire resistance of polymers.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 457: Symposium V – Nanophase and Nanocomposite Materials II , 1996 , 513
Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 1997

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