Fire retardancy of polymeric materials

Summary

Titles

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

Notes

• Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Introduction: Fire-Retarded Polymeric Systems ix -- 1. Changing Nature of Fire Retardancy in Polymers / Gordon L. Nelson 1 -- 2. Chemical Aspects of Thermal Decomposition of Polymeric Materials / Marcelo M. Hirschler 27 -- 3. Fire Test Methods for Evaluation of Fire-Retardant Efficacy in Polymeric Materials / Vytenis Babrauskas 81 -- 4. Synergists, Adjuvants, and Antagonists in Flame-Retardant Systems / Edward D. Weil 115 -- 5. Phosphorus-Containing Flame Retardants / Joseph Green 147 -- 6. Char Formation / Sergei Levchik, Charles A. Wilkie 171 -- 7. Intumescence / Giovanni Camino, Rene Delobel 217 -- 8. Halogen-Containing Fire-Retardant Compounds / Pierre Georlette, Joseph Simons, Luigi Costa 245 -- 9. Inorganic Hydroxides and Hydroxycarbonates: Their Function and Use as Flame-Retardant Additives / William E. Horn, Jr. 285 -- 10. Silicon-Based Flame Retardants / Takashi Kashiwagi, Jeffrey W. Gilman 353 -- 11. Solid-State Thermochemistry of Flaming Combustion / Richard E. Lyon 391 -- 12. Performance of Fire Retardants in Relation to Toxicity, Toxic Hazard, and Risk in Fires / David Purser 449 -- 13. Molecular-Level Design of Fire Retardants and Suppressants / Marc R. Nyden 501 -- 14. Fire-Hazard and Fire-Risk Assessment of Fire-Retardant Polymers / John R. Hall, Jr., Richard W. Bukowski 533.

Identifiers

• Isbns: 0824788796; 9780824788797
• Oclc Number: (OCoLC)43569399

Publication Statement

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

Physical Description

• Extent: xiii, 572 pages :
• Dimensions: 24 cm
• Illustrations: illustrations ;

Table Of Contents

• Introduction: Fire-Retarded Polymeric Systems
• 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, Charles A. Wilkie
• Intumescence /
• Giovanni Camino, Rene Delobel
• Halogen-Containing Fire-Retardant Compounds /
• Pierre Georlette, Joseph Simons, Luigi Costa
• Inorganic Hydroxides and Hydroxycarbonates: Their Function and Use as Flame-Retardant Additives /
• William E. Horn, Jr.
• Silicon-Based Flame Retardants /
• Takashi Kashiwagi, Jeffrey W. Gilman
• Solid-State Thermochemistry of Flaming Combustion /
• Richard E. Lyon
• 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., Richard W. Bukowski

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