Fire retardancy of polymeric materials

The changing nature of fire retardancy in polymers chemical aspects of thermal decomposition of polymeric materials fire test methods for evaluation of fire retardancy efficacy in polymeric materials synergists, adjuvants, and antagonists in flameretardant systems phosphorus-containing flame retardants char formation intumescence halogen-containing fire retardant compounds inorganic hydroxides and hydroxycarbonates - their function and use as flame-retardant additives silicon-based flameretardants solid-state thermochemistry of flaming combustion the performance of fire retardants in relation to toxicity, toxic hazard and risk in fires the molecular level design of fire retardants and suppressants fire hazard and fire risk assessmentof fire retardant polymers.