Basalt Fiber Modified Ethylene Vinyl Acetate/Magnesium Hydroxide Composites with Balanced Flame Retardancy and

Dongwei Yao1, Guangzhong Yin2, Qingqing Bi1

  • 1Sino-Spanish Advanced Materials Institute, Shenyang University of Chemical Technology, Shenyang 110142, China.

Polymers
|September 19, 2020
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