Fire retardancy of polymeric materials

Summary

Titles

• Full Title: Fire retardancy of polymeric materials/ ed ; by Arthur F. Grand ... Charles A. Wilkie ...

Notes

• Notes bibliogr. en fin de chapitre. Index.
• Introduction: Fire-Retarded Polymeric Systems -- 1. The Changing Nature of Fire Retardancy in Polymers / Gordon L. Nelson -- 2. Chemical Aspects of Thermal Decomposition of Polymeric Materials / Marcelo M. Hirschler -- 3. Fire Test Methods for Evaluation of Fire-Retardant Efficacy in Polymeric Materials / Vytenis Babrauskas -- 4. Synergists, Adjuvants, and Antagonists in Flame-Retardant Systems / Edward D. Weil -- 5. Phosphorus-Containing Flame Retardants / Joseph Green -- 6. Char Formation / Sergei Levchik and Charles A. Wilkie -- 7. Intumescence / Giovanni Camino and Rene Delobel -- 8. Halogen-Containing Fire-Retardant Compounds / Pierre Georlette, Joseph Simons and Luigi Costa -- 9. Inorganic Hydroxides and Hydroxycarbonates: Their Function and Use as Flame-Retardant Additives / William E. Horn, Jr. -- 10. Silicon-Based Flame Retardants / Takashi Kashiwagi and Jeffrey W. Gilman -- 11. Solid-State Thermochemistry of Flaming Combustion / Richard E. Lyon -- 12. The Performance of Fire Retardants in Relation to Toxicity, Toxic Hazard, and Risk in Fires / David Purser -- 13. Molecular-Level Design of Fire Retardants and Suppressants / Marc R. Nyden -- 14. Fire-Hazard and Fire-Risk Assessment of Fire-Retardant Polymers / John R. Hall, Jr. and Richard W. Bukowski.

Identifiers

• Isbns: 0824788796; 9780824788797
• Oclc Number: (OCoLC)470482053

Publication Statement

• Place: New York
• Publisher: Marcel Dekker
• Date: 2000

Physical Description

• Extent: XIII-572 p. :
• Dimensions: 24 cm
• Illustrations: illustrations ;

Table Of Contents

• Fire-Retarded Polymeric Systems --
• The Changing Nature of Fire Retardancy in Polymers /
• Gordon L. Nelson --
• Chemical Aspects of Thermal Decomposition of Polymeric Materials /
• Marcelo M. Hirschler --
• Fire Test Methods for Evaluation of Fire-Retardant Efficacy in Polymeric Materials /
• Vytenis Babrauskas --
• Synergists, Adjuvants, and Antagonists in Flame-Retardant Systems /
• Edward D. Weil --
• Phosphorus-Containing Flame Retardants /
• Joseph Green --
• Char Formation /
• Sergei Levchik and Charles A. Wilkie --
• Intumescence /
• Giovanni Camino and Rene Delobel --
• Halogen-Containing Fire-Retardant Compounds /
• Pierre Georlette, Joseph Simons and Luigi Costa --
• Inorganic Hydroxides and Hydroxycarbonates: Their Function and Use as Flame-Retardant Additives /
• William E. Horn, Jr. --
• Silicon-Based Flame Retardants /
• Takashi Kashiwagi and Jeffrey W. Gilman --
• Solid-State Thermochemistry of Flaming Combustion /
• Richard E. Lyon --
• The Performance of Fire Retardants in Relation to Toxicity, Toxic Hazard, and Risk in Fires /
• David Purser --
• Molecular-Level Design of Fire Retardants and Suppressants /
• Marc R. Nyden --
• Fire-Hazard and Fire-Risk Assessment of Fire-Retardant Polymers /
• John R. Hall, Jr. and Richard W. Bukowski.

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