Notes

Contents: 1. Introduction : polymer combustion, condensed phase pyrolysis and smoke formation / Dennis Price, Geoffrey Anthony and Peter Carty -- 2. Mechanisms and modes of action in flame retardancy of polymers / Meanchem Lewin and Edward D. Weil -- 3. Toxicity of fire retardants in relation to the life safety and environmental hazards / David Purser -- 4. Textiles / A. Richard Horrocks -- 5. Composites / Baljinder K. Kandola and A. Richard Horrocks -- 6. Nanocomposites / Baljinder K. Kandola -- 7. Recent developments in flame-retarding thermoplastics and thermosets / Paul Joseph and John R. Ebdon -- 8. Applications of halogen flame retardants / Pierre Georlette -- 9. Natural polymers, wood and lignocellulosic materials / Ryszard Kozlowski and Maria Wladyka-Przybylak -- 10. Intumescent materials / Giovanni Camino and S. Lomakin -- 11. Graft copolymerisation as a tool for flame retardancy -- 12. Performance-based test methods for material flammability -- 13. Fire safety design requirements of flame-retarded materials / Dougal Drysdale -- 14. Mathematical modelling / J. Staggs

Book Details

• Language: eng
• Physical Description: xv, 429 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects

• Fireproofing agents
• Fire resistant materials
• Fire retardant coatings
• Fire safety
• Flammability
• Polymers
• Combustion
• Smoke movement
• Toxicity
• Life safety
• Environmental impact
• Textiles
• Composite materials
• Thermoplastics
• Halogens
• Intumescence
• Mathematical models

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