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dc.contributor.authorONUEGBU, T. U-
dc.contributor.authorEBOATU, A. N-
dc.contributor.authorIWUCHUKWU, I. E-
dc.contributor.authorEKPUNOBI, U. E-
dc.contributor.authorOKEKE, A. U.-
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-23T09:00:27Z-
dc.date.available2023-05-23T09:00:27Z-
dc.date.issued2012-05-02-
dc.identifier.citationMolecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, Vol. 556: pp. 84–93en_US
dc.identifier.issnp-1542-1406, e-1563-5287-
dc.identifier.urihttp://repository.unizik.edu.ng/handle/123456789/607-
dc.descriptionScholarly Worken_US
dc.description.abstractThe effects of potassium aluminium sulphate (K2SO4·Al2SO4)3·24H2O) and potassium sesquicarbonate (K2CO3·2KHCO3·3/2 H2O) as flame retardants on fire properties of flexible polyether foam was studied. Potassium sesquicarbonate performed better at in creasing the ignition time and the amount of char formed and both factors improved with flame retardant concentration. However, the afterglow time, flame duration, burn length and flame propagation rate decreased with increase in concentration. The flame propa gation rates of foam samples with alum were higher than the corresponding rates with potassium sesquicarbonate. This could be attributed to the nature of their decomposition products at pyrolysing/flaming temperature. Thermogravimetric analyses showed that the flame retardants delayed the onset of degradation. The delay effect was higher with potassium sesquicarbonate (akanwu) than with potassium aluminium sulphate (alum). Again, the delay effect was affected by the flame retardant concentrationen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherTaylor & Francis Groupen_US
dc.subjectFireen_US
dc.subjectflame retardanten_US
dc.subjectignition timeen_US
dc.subjectpolyether foamen_US
dc.titleComparative Effects of the Fire Behavior's of Potassium Aluminum Sulphate and Potassium Sesquicarbonate on Flexible Polyether Foamen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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