Decomposition and fire retardancy of naturally occurring mixtures of huntite and hydromagnesite

Mixtures of the two minerals huntite and hydromagnesite have been successfully used as a fire retardant additive in polymers for many years. The onset of decomposition of hydromagnesite is at a higher temperature than that of aluminium hydroxide but lower than that of magnesium hydroxide, the two mo...

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Main Author: Hollingbery, Luke A.
Published: University of Central Lancashire 2011
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.546145