Polymer Green Flame Retardants covers key issues regarding the response of polymers during fire, the mechanisms of their flame retardation, the regulations imposed on their use, and the health hazards arising from their combustion. Presenting the latest research developments, the book focuses in particular on nanocomposites, believed to be the most promising approach for producing physically superior materials with low flammability and ecological impact. The fire properties of nanocomposites of various matrixes and fillers are discussed, the toxicological characteristics of these materials are analyzed, addressing also their environmental sustainability. Edited by distinguished scientists, including an array of international industry and academia experts, this book will appeal to chemical, mechanical, environmental, material and process engineers, upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in these disciplines, and generally to researchers developing commercially attractive and environmentally friendly fire-proof products. Provides recent findings on the manufacture of environmentally sustainable flame retardant polymeric materialsCovers legislation and regulations concerning flame retarded polymeric material useIncludes tables containing the fire properties of the most common polymeric materials INDICE: 1. Introduction: Polymers on Fire (C.D. Papaspyrides and P. Kiliaris)2. Environmental Drivers for Halogen Free Flame Retardants (R. Hull)3. Effects of Combustion Conditions and Fire Retardant Additives on Toxic Product Yields (D. Purser)4. Methodologies for Weighing Fire Safety Benefits against Environmental Toxicity Risks for Flame Retardants (V. Babrauskas and A.Blum)5. Metal Hydroxides as Polymers Flame Retardants (R. Rothon)6. Modelling the Endothermic Decomposition of Hydrated Solids (J. Staggs)7. Fire Retardant and Smoke Suppressing Fillers for Polymers (P. Hornsby)8. Design and Utilization of Nitrogen Containing Flame Retardants Based on N-alkoxy Amines, Azoalkanes and Related Compounds (C.-E. Wilen and R. Pfaendner)9. Phosphorus-based and Intumescent Flame Retardants (S. Hoerold)10. Reactive and Additive Phosphorus-Based Flame Retardants of Reduced Environmental Impact (G. Marosi and A. Toldy)11. Organosilicon Compounds as Polymer Flame Retardants (A. Fina)12. Review of Recent Advances on the Use of Boron-Based Flame Retardants (K.K. Shen)13. (Photo)oxidative Stabilization of Flame Retarded Polymers (R. Pfaendner)14. Flame Retardancy of Polymer Nanocomposites (C.D. Papaspyrides and P. Kiliaris)15. Comprehensive Approach to Fire Retardancy Evaluation of Nanocomposites (G. Camino)16. Polymer Nanocomposites as Ablative Materials (M. Kokabi)17. Flame Retardant Thermoset Nanocomposites for Engineering Applications (B.K. Kandola)18. Flame Retardancy of Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites based on Nanoclays and Carbon Nanotubes (M.C.Pereira)19. Flame Retardant Elastomer-based Nanocomposites and their Use in Engineering Applications (S. Srivastava)20. Self-Extinguishing Polymer Blends Containing Organoclays (M. Rafailovich)21. Pathways to Biodegradable Flame Retardant Polymer (Nano)Composites (P. Dubois and S. Bourbigot)22. Renewable Resources for Polymer Flame Retardants (V. Cadiz )23. Flame Retardancy and Protection Against Bio-Deterioration of Natural Fibres. State-of-Art and Future Prospects (R. Kozlowski)24. Novel Class of Eco-Flame Retardants Based on the Renewable Raw Materials (G.E. Zaikov and S.M. Lomakin)25. Overview on the Flame Retardancy of Silica Polymer Nanocomposites and Their Synergistic Flame Retardant Systems (G.L. Nelson)26. Layered Double Hydroxide (LDS) Based Polymer Nanocomposites: Evaluation of Fire Behaviour (K. Shanmuganathan)27. Influence of Fire Retardants and Nanofillers on Fire Toxicity (R. Hull)28. A Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment of Flame Retardant Polymers and Nanocomposites vs. Possible Environmental and Health Threats of Nanomaterials (A. Beard)
- ISBN: 978-0-444-53808-6
- Editorial: Elsevier
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 924
- Fecha Publicación: 01/07/2014
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés