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Flame Retardancy

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‘Combustion of polymeric materials’ is an important topic, not just from a scientific viewpoint, but also from a day-to-day living perspective. This chapter highlights the effect of various nanofillers in influencing the combustion properties of different polymers, compares their performance with traditional systems, and provides insights into combustion mechanisms.

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Abbreviations

EVA:

Ethylene vinyl acetate

GO:

Graphite oxide

PA:

Polyamide

PBB:

Polybrominated biphenyl

PBDD:

Polybrominated dioxin

PBDE:

Polybrominated diphenyl ether

PBDF:

Polybrominated furan

PCBs:

Polychlorinated biphenyls

PCDD:

Polychlorinated dibenzodioxin

PET:

Poly(ethylene terephalate)

PLA:

Poly(lactic acid)

POPs:

Persistent organic pollutants

PP:

Polypropylene

PS:

Polystyrene

PVC:

Poly(vinyl chloride)

TCDD:

Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin

FRs:

Flame retardants

HRR:

Heat release rate

MLR:

Mass loss rate

NIST:

National Institute of Standards and Technology

POSS:

Polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane

THR:

Total heat released

TTI:

Time to ignition

UL:

Underwriters Laboratories

ZrP:

Zirconium phosphate

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    Aravind Dasari

  2. College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, China

    Zhong-Zhen Yu

  3. Centre for Advanced Materials Technology, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia

    Yiu-Wing Mai

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Dasari, A., Yu, ZZ., Mai, YW. (2016). Flame Retardancy. In: Polymer Nanocomposites. Engineering Materials and Processes. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-6809-6_8

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