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Advances in Flame Retardant of Different Types of Nanocomposites

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The present chapter deals with a brief account on various types topics in flame retardant of polymer nanocomposites. This chapter discussed with different topics such as flame retardancy of polymer nanocomposite, recent developments in different techniques used for the flame retardancy, recent development of phosphorus flame retardants in thermoplastic blends and nanocomposites, non-halogen flame retardants in epoxy-based composites and nanocomposites, flame retardant/resistant based nanocomposites in textile, flame retardants in bitumens and nanocomposites, fire retardant for phase change material, flame retardant finishing for textiles, flame retardant of cellulosic materials and their composites.

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Visakh, P.M. (2015). Advances in Flame Retardant of Different Types of Nanocomposites. In: Visakh, P., Arao, Y. (eds) Flame Retardants. Engineering Materials. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-03467-6_1

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