Fire retardancy of polymeric materials

• DOI: 10.1201/9781420027099
• Publication Date: 2000-04-05
• Authors: Arthur F. Grand; Charles A. Wilkie
• Keywords: Fire hazard; Combustibility; Fire performance

The changing nature of fire retardancy in polymers chemical aspects thermal decomposition polymeric materials test methods for evaluation efficacy synergists, adjuvants, and antagonists flameretardant systems phosphorus-containing flame retardants char formation intumescence halogen-containing retardant compounds inorganic hydroxides hydroxycarbonates - their function use as flame-retardant additives silicon-based flameretardants solid-state thermochemistry flaming combustion the performance relation to toxicity, toxic hazard risk fires molecular level design suppressants assessmentof polymers.