Polymeric system, fire retarded composites

A field of growing attention is the development of polymer-clay nanocomposites due to the significant technological applications of these materials. Therefore, composite systems produced by organic polymers and clay minerals prepared at the nanoscale level, which typically present a unique layered structure, rich intercalation chemistry and availability at low cost, have been used to develop plastic materials with superior mechanical properties, molecular barrier behavior, fire retardant abilities, enhanced thermal stability, among other properties, compared to the individual polymeric materials [3-5]. 

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