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  title info:
    title: Advances in fire retardant materials
  name:
    name part: Horrocks, A. Richard.
  name:
    name part: Price, Dennis
    name part: Professor
  name:
    name part: Knovel (Firm)
  name:
    name part: Institute of Materials, Minerals, and Mining
  type of resource: text
  genre: bibliography
  genre: Electronic books.
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: enk
    date issued: 2008
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    form: remote
    extent: 1 online resource (xvi, 598 pages) : illustrations.
  abstract: Annotation This important book provides a comprehensive account of the advances that have occurred in fire science in relation to a broad range of materials. The manufacture of fire retardant materials is an active area of research, the understanding of which can improve safety as well as the marketability of a product.
  table of contents: Cover; Advances in fire retardant materials; Copyright; Contents; Contributor contact details; 1 Introduction; Part I Advances in fire ratardant materials; 2 Flame retardancy of textiles: new approaches; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Developments in assessing levels of flame retardancy of textiles; 2.3 Flame retardant natural fibres; 2.4 Flame retardant synthetic fibres; 2.5 Flame retardant inorganic man-made fibres; 2.6 Future trends; 2.7 References; 3 Developments in phosphorus flame retardants; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Main types of phosphorus flame retardants; 3.3 Polycarbonate and its blends.
  table of contents: 3.4 Polyesters and nylons3.5 Epoxy resins; 3.6 Polyurethane foams; 3.7 Polyolefins; 3.8 Future trends; 3.9 Sources of further information and advice; 3.10 Conclusions; 3.11 References; 4 Halogen-free flame retardants; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Challenges posed by replacing halogen-containing flame retardants; 4.3 Attempts at successful halogen replacement in special applications; 4.4 Flame retardancy and anti-dripping properties; 4.5 Flame retardancy andmechanical properties; 4.6 Future trends; 4.7 Acknowledgements; 4.8 Sources of further information and advice; 4.9 References.
  table of contents: 5 Nanocomposites I: Current developments in nanocomposites as novel flame retardants5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Brief history of polymer nanocomposites in flame retardancy applications; 5.3 Nanoparticles for polymer nanocomposite use; 5.4 Polymer nanocomposite for mation; 5.5 Polymer nanocomposite flammability -- measured effects without conventional flame retardants; 5.6 Mechanismof flammability reduction; 5.7 Polymer nanocomposites combined with conventional flame retardants; 5.8 Applications for flame retardant polymer nanocomposites; 5.9 Future trends and conclusions; 5.10 Acknowledgements.
  table of contents: 5.11 Sources of further information and advice5.12 References; 6 Nanocomposites II: Potential applications for nanocomposite-based flame retardant systems; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Applications and processing challenges for nanocomposite polymers; 6.3 Potential application areas; 6.4 Future trends; 6.5 References; 7 Flame retardant/resistant textile coatings and laminates; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Main types of fire retardant/resistant coatings and laminates; 7.3 Halogen replacement in back-coated textile formulations; 7.4 Role of nanoparticles.
  table of contents: 7.5 Introduction of volatile phosphorus-containing species7.6 Novel or smart ways of introducing flame retardant coatings to textiles and laminates; 7.7 Plasma-initiated coatings; 7.8 References; 8 Environmentally friendly flame resistant textiles; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Key environmental/ecotoxicological issues; 8.3 Desirable properties of environmentally friendly flame retardant chemicals; 8.4 Examples of potentially environmentally friendly flame retardant applications for cotton-based textiles.
  note: edited by A.R. Horrocks and D. Price.
  note: " ... on behalf of the Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining."
  note: Electronic resource.
  note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
  subject:
    topic: Fire resistant materials
  subject:
    topic: Fireproofing of fabrics
  subject:
    topic: Flame Retardants
  subject:
    topic: TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING
    topic: Construction
    topic: General
  subject:
    topic: Fire resistant materials
  subject:
    topic: Fireproofing of fabrics
  classification: TH1065 .A38 2008eb
  classification: 693.82
  classification: WA 250
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  record info:
    record content source: HNK
    record creation date: 111214
    record change date: 20260609152942.8
    record identifier: in00003833606
    language of cataloging:
      language term: eng