ABSTRACT

Flame Retardant Polymeric Materials provides a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the field, from basic properties and mechanisms of action for flame retardants to emerging methods, materials, and industrial applications.

With over 120 black and white images, Hu and Wang cover the latest in the development of novel polymer nanocomposites such as graphene, CNTs, LDHs, POSS, and techniques such as layer-by-layer assembly. These expert authors also include discussions on the important flame-retardant systems based on phosphorus, silicon, and boron. In doing so, they highlight the use of flame-retardants in varying industries, for example, construction, textiles, and aviation.

This comprehensive handbook is an essential read for students and academics of physics with a particular interest in flame-retardant materials. It would also be recommended for professionals within the materials science and engineering fields. 

section I|1 pages

Fundamentals

chapter 1|10 pages

Introduction

ByYuan Hu, Xin Wang

chapter 2|22 pages

Mechanisms and Modes of Action in Flame Retardancy of Polymers

ByYuan Hu, Yan Zhang

chapter 3|21 pages

Fire Testing for the Development of Flame Retardant Polymeric Materials

ByBernhard Schartel, Katharina Kebelmann

section II|1 pages

Material Modification, Assembly, and Design

chapter 4|17 pages

Phosphorus-Containing Flame Retardants: Synthesis, Properties, and Mechanisms

ByQiang Yao, Charles A. Wilkie

chapter 5|19 pages

Recent Advances in Silicon-Containing Flame Retardants

ByWeiyi Xing, Junling Wang

chapter 6|21 pages

Recent Advances in Boron-Based Flame Retardants

ByKelvin K. Shen

section III|1 pages

Flame Retardant Polymer Nanocomposites

section IV|1 pages

Applications

chapter 12|24 pages

Flame Retarded Polymer Foams for Construction Insulating Materials

ByZhengzhou Wang, Xiaoyan Li, Lei Liu

chapter 13|26 pages

Recent Advances in Flame Retardant Textiles

ByBin Fei, Bin Yu

chapter 14|26 pages

Flame Retardant Polymer Materials Design for Wire and Cable Applications

ByChristian Lagreve, Laurent Ferry, Jose-Marie Lopez-Cuesta

chapter 15|17 pages

Flame Retardant Epoxy Resin Formulations for Fiber-Reinforced Composites

ByManfred Döring, Sebastian Eibl, Lara Greiner, Hauke Lengsfeld