The hydration of magnesium oxide with different reactivities by water and magnesium acetate

The use of magnesium hydroxide (Mg(OH)2) as a flame retardant and smoke-suppressor in polymeric materials has been of great interest recently. Because it contains no halogens or heavy metals, it is more environmentally friendly than the flame retardants based on antimony metals or halogenated compou...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Aphane, Mathibela Elias
Other Authors: Van der Merwe, E.M.
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: 2009
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10500/2326