Polyphosphate Intumescent Flame Retardants
Polyphosphates can form intumescent flame retardants. (RDC 9/23/2009)
Recent US Patents
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Recent Journal Articles
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Review Articles
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Editor's Notes
As the literature is reviewed, and items of interest concerning this topic are found. These may be added in an abbreviated form with the reference. Readers and contributors are invited to add their own notes. Contributors may add them directly and other readers can simply send their notes to the editor, Roger Corneliussen at rcorneliussen@4spe.org. He may edit and add them to this page at his discretion.