One-Step Reduction of Graphene Oxide with Phosphorus/Silicon-Containing Compound and Its Flame Retardancy in Epoxy

Fangyi Wu1, Xiaohui Bao1, Jiangbo Wang1

  • 1School of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University of Technology, Ningbo 315211, China.

Polymers
|November 27, 2021
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