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Further Details Title: Fire Retardancy of Polymers Condition: New Description: Globally, fire retardants are needed to satisfy a multibillion dollar market. Fire retardancy of polymeric materials is an important component of fire safety. Fire retardants either reduce the likelihood of ignition and/or reduce the rate of flame spread and hence, escalation of fire. The need to comply with safety legislations forces industry to use fire retardants in materials in order to save lives. With growing consumer demands and new legislations, the development of new systems is an on-going process, which also involves understanding their mechanisms of action. This book covers the latest developments in fire retardant strategies including: "new fire retardant systems (including nanoparticulate fillers, sometimes combined with conventional fire retardants) "intumescent formulations and their recent applications in bulk polymers, fibres and textiles "test-methods for material flammability "material-specific aspects of combustion, smoke and toxicity. Fire retardant strategies covered, include the use of synergistic combinations of alumina with organoclay, organophosphorus compunds, silica and organosilicones, clay-phosphate combinations and a novel tecnhique for investigating fire rerardant behaviour. The section on nanoparticulate fillers includes an investigation on the effect of filler shape, the use of carbon nanofibres and nanotubes, the interpretation of nanocomposite behaviour in the cone calorimeter, and groundbreaking new research on the influence of rheological properties on burning behaviour. The coverage of fibres and textiles includes a discussion on trends in textile fire retardancy and flammability regulations, and some novel halogen-free approaches to fire retardancy of cellulose, acrylic and polypropylene textiles. Finally, the influence of fire retardants on fire toxicity is discussed in detail, followed by an investigation of the toxic products from burning fire retarded polymer nanocomposites. This book will update fire retardant materials' developers with latest in research and design of new fire retardant materials. It will also provide a snapshot of the state-of-the-art for a range of other groups including environmentalists looking for alternatives to brominated flame retardants and engineers needing to use fire safe materials in their projects. Author: David A Purser Contributor: Nicolas Cinausero (Contributions by), Bob Howell (Contributions by), Gerd Schmaucks (Contributions by), Gyorgi Marosi (Contributions by), Zbigniew Brzozwski (Contributions by), J-M Lopez Cuesta (Contributions by), Gordon Nelson (Contributions by), Giovanni Camino (Contributions by), Charles Wilkie (Contributions by), Alberto Fina (Contributions by), Jianwei Hao (Contributions by), Shonali Nazare (Contributions by), Everson Kandore (Contributions by), John Staggs (Contributions by), Sophie Duquesne (Contributions by), Robert Hicklin (Contributions by), Phil Wakelyn (Contributions by), Sabyasachi Gaan (Contributions by), A R Horrocks (Contributions by), Paul Joseph (Contributions by), Anna Stec (Contributions by), Mohamed Hassan (Contributions by), Cheryl Kindness (Contributions by), Baljinder K Kandola (Edited by), Y C Wang (Contributions by), B B Marosfoi (Contributions by), David A Purser (Contributions by), Terence Richard Hull (Edited by) Subtitle: New Strategies and Mechanisms EAN: 9780854041497 ISBN: 9780854041497 Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry Format: Hardback Release Date: 12/03/2008 Language: English Country/Region of Manufacture: GB Item Height: 234mm Item Length: 156mm Item Weight: 835g Genre: Technology & Engineering Release Year: 2008 Missing Information? Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.