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Types of Flame Retardants Used for the Synthesis of Flame-Retardant Polymers

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Halogen-Free Flame-Retardant Polymers

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Abstract

Currently, a variety of chemical compounds are being used as Flame-retardants (FRs) and they can be classified according to the type of element present.

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Sinha Ray, S., Kuruma, M. (2020). Types of Flame Retardants Used for the Synthesis of Flame-Retardant Polymers. In: Halogen-Free Flame-Retardant Polymers. Springer Series in Materials Science, vol 294. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-35491-6_4

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