Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Polymers (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9783639254082)

In most cases polymers initiate or propagate fires because they decompose to volatile combustible products when they are exposed to heat. However, in many fields such as electrical, transport and building the use of polymers is restricted by their flammability. The current use of synthetic polymers has greatly increased the "fire risk" and the "fire hazard".To fulfil the legal requirements flame retardants need to be added into the polymer. The role of these additives is to slow down polymer combustion and degradation (fire extinction), reduce smoke emission and avoid dripping in order to increase the escape time for people. The objectives in flame retarding polymers is double; first, to increase ignition resistance and second, to reduce the rate of flame spread. This book, therefore, study a range of inorganic/organic hybrid polymers containing pendant vinyl groups and their uses as possible fire retardants. The book should be useful to anyone interested in polymers and research the concept of fire retandancy

Author: Eleni Kyriazi
ISBN-10: 3639254082
ISBN-13: 9783639254082
Publisher: VDM Verlag
Language: English
Published: 06/03/2010
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.94lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.65d