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Phosphonated polystyrene flammability is discussed in relation to their structure. It is shown that the oxygen Index of phosphonated polystyrenes depends mainly on the position of the phosphorus atoms on the backbone of the polymer and not on the absolute phosphorus content.
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Chiotis, A., Clouet, G. & Brossas, J. Structure flammability relationships of phosphorus containing polystyrene samples (I). Polymer Bulletin 6, 577–581 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00255158
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