Flame retardant and mechanical properties of natural fibre–PP composites containing magnesium hydroxide

By M. Sain, S. Park, F. Suhara, S. Law. 2004

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EVALUATION OF VARIOUS FIRE RETARDANTS FOR USE IN WOOD FLOUR-POLYETHYLENE COMPOSITES (2010, methodology): “[10] found that a partial replacement of magnesium hydroxide with zinc borate decreased oxygen index, lowering fire performance.”
Effect of flame retardants on flame retardant, mechanical, and thermal properties of sisal fiber/polypropylene composites (2014, background): “In general, the incorporation of flame retardants into polymers or polymer composites can cause a reduction of mechanical properties [9,14,19].”
Recent Development in Natural Fiber Reinforced Polypropylene Composites (2009, unknown): “[46] studied flammability of PP, rice husk filled PP composites, and flame retarding effect of magnesium hydroxide for these composites by horizontal burning rate and oxygen index tests.”
Flammability of Natural Fiber-reinforced Composites and Strategies for Fire Retardancy: A Review (2010, background): “[67] investigated the effect of magnesium hydroxide on sawdust and rice husk-filled polypropylene composites.”
A Review on Natural Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composite and Its Applications (2015, unknown): “(e) Propagation [70].”
A review on the degradability of polymeric composites based on natural fibres (2013, background): “The severity of the contamination of the wood surface increase with increasing volumetric percentage of the FRs, indicated by a decrease in particle density.”