Author:Molefe, DM; Labuschagne, FJFWJ; Focke, WW; Van der Westhuizen, I; Ofosu, ODate:Sep 2015Emulsion grade PVC was plasticised with 100 phr diisononyl phthalate and filled with 30 phr of different hydrated filler-type flame retardant additives. Static heat stabilities were determined at 200 oC by following the time dependance of ...Read more
Author:Labuschagnè, J; Molefe, D; Focke, WW; Ofosu, OseiDate:Apr 2019The use of layered double hydroxide (LDH) derivatives as flame retardants for PVC, plasticized with 100 phr diisononyl phthalate (DINP), was investigated. Cone calorimeter results, obtained at a radiant flux of 35 kW m(sup-2), revealed that ...Read more
Author:Mosangi, Damodar; Kesavan Pillai, Sreejarani; Moyo, Lumbidzani; Ray, Suprakas SDate:Sep 2018The effectiveness of stearic acid modified layered double hydroxides (OLDH) as viscosity modifier and stabilizer in petroleum jelly (PJ) formulations has been studied and its rheological properties evaluated. Mg-Al-LDH was organically modified ...Read more