M Le Bras / C Wilkie / S Bourbigot (eds.)

Fire Retardancy of Polymers

New Applications of Mineral Fillers
Herausgeber: Le Bras, Michel; Wilkie, Charles; Jama, Charafedine; Duquesne, Sophie; Bourbigot, Serge

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Produktbeschreibung

The use of polymers is restricted by their flammability- they may indeed initiate or propagate fire. Fire Retardancy of Polymers focuses on mineral additives from either micro- or nano-composites for application in fire retardants. With the use of fire retardant additives containing halogen or phosphorus compounds in decline, the need for other systems is evident. The major materials that are used as fire retardant fillers for polymers are alumina trihydrate or magnesium hydroxide, which account for more than 50% by weight of the world-wide sales of fire retardants. Recent works have shown that such halogen-free compounds may give enhanced fire retardancy to polymeric materials when used in low levels, alone, or in synergistic mixtures, and that the corresponding fire performances depend on the dispersion of the mineral filler, micrometer-scale dispersion leading to the best performances. Specialists discuss these new applications of mineral fillers with particular emphasis on action mechanisms, new materials including textiles, toxicology, and hazards. With extensive references, this book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date view of these applications and will appeal to professionals, materials scientists, and engineers looking for novel ways to eliminate fire hazards and improve flame retardancy of materials, with a special interest in sustainable development.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: RSC Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 436
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. März 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 242mm x 162mm x 37mm
• Gewicht: 801g
• ISBN-13: 9780854045822
• ISBN-10: 0854045821
• Artikelnr.: 22951109

Inhaltsangabe

Front matter and contents; General Considerations on the Use of Fillers and
Nanocomposites. An Introduction to the Use of Fillers and Nanocomposites in
Fire Retardancy; Micro-sized Fire Retardant Fillers. Fire Retardant Fillers
for Polymers; Lamellar Double Hydroxides/Polymer Composites: A New Class of
Fire Retardant Materials; Effect of a Small Amount of Flame Retardant on
the Combustion of PC, PBT and PET; Intumescent Silicates: Synthesis,
Characterization and Fire Protective Effect; Use of Nanocomposite
Materials: Flammability of Nanocomposites: Effects of the Shape of
Nanoparticles; Thermal Degradation and Combustibility of Polypropylene
Filled with Magnesium Hydroxide Micro-Filler and Polypropylene Nano-Filled
Aluminosilicate Composite; Effect of the Processing Conditions on the Fire
Retardant and Thermomechanical Properties of PP - Clay Nanocomposites; Fire
Retardancy of Polystyrene - Hectorite Nanocomposites; Pyrolysis and
Flammability of Polyurethane - Organophilic Clay Nanocomposite; Thermal
Degradation Behaviour of Flame-Retardant Unsaturated Polyester Resins
Incorporating Functionalised Nanoclays; Comparative Study of Nanoeffect on
Fire Retardancy of Polymer - Graphite Oxide Nanocomposites; Styrene -
Acrylonitrile Copolymer Montmorillonite Nanocomposite: Processing,
Characterization and Flammability; Micro-Sized Fire Retarding Mineral
Fillers. Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxanes: Application to Flame
Retardant Textiles; Octaisobutyl POSS Thermal Degradation; Mineral Fillers
in Synergistic Systems. Interactions between Nanoclays and Flame Retardant
Additives in Polyamide 6 and Polyamide 6.6 Films; Use of Clay -
Nanocomposite Matrixes in Fire Retardant Polyolefin-Based Intumescent
Systems; Effect of Hydroxides on Fire Retardance Mechanism of Intumescent
EVA composition; Barrier Effects for the Fire Retardancy of Polymers;
Plasma Assisted Process for Fire Properties Improvement of Polyamide and
Clay Nanocomposite Reinforced Polyamide: A Scale-up Study; Fire Retardant
Polypropylene / Flax Blends: Use of Hydroxides; Intumescence in
Ethylene-vinyl Acetate Copolymer Filled with Magnesium Hydroxide and
Organoclays; Spent Oil Refinery Catalyst: A Synergistic Agent in
Intumescent Formulations for Polyethylenic Materials; Zinc Borates as
Synergists for Flame Retarded Polymers; Fire Retardancy of Engineering
Polymer Composites; Flame Retardant Mechanisms Facilitating Safety in
Transportation; Effect of the Addition of Mineral Fillers and Additives on
the Toxicity of Fire Effluents from Polymers. Comparison of the Degradation
Products of Polyurethane and Polyurethane - Organophilic Clay Nanocomposite
- A Toxicological Approach; Mechanisms of Smoke and CO Suppression from EVA
Composites; Products of Incomplete Combustion from Fire Studies in the
Purser Furnace; Improved and Cost-Efficient Brominated Fire Retardant
Systems for Plastics and Textiles by Reducing or Eliminating Antimony
Trioxide; Subject Index