Novel Fire Retardant Polymers and Composite Materials reviews the latest scientific developments and technological advances in the design and manufacture of fire retardant polymers and composite materials. Fire retardant polymeric materials are used in a broad range of applications in fields such as aviation, automotive, computer, construction, electronics, and telecommunications. It is essential to have a better understanding of the scientific technology used in the design and manufacture of fire-resistant materials and their end products. This book includes the latest developments in fire retardant technologies for different polymeric material systems, such as PU, PP, PE, PLA, epoxy, rubber, textile, phenol resin, and PA, etc.
1. 1. Introduction - p. 1 2. 2. Fire-retardant high-performance epoxy-based materials - p. 3 3. 2.1. Application requirements and specifications for epoxy resin systems - p. 3 4. 2.2. Recent proceedings in the development of advanced flame-resistant epoxy resin materials - p. 7 5. 2.3. Impact of fiber reinforcement on the fire-retardant behavior of epoxy-based composites - p. 33 6. 2.4. Influence of fire retardants on crucial material properties of epoxy resin materials - p. 36 7. 2.5. Evaluation of the state of the art of science and technology and future challenges in the flame retardancy of epoxy-based materials - p. 38 8. 3. Novel fire-retardant coatings - p. 53 9. 4. Fire-retardant polylactic acid-based materials: Preparation, properties, and mechanism - p. 93 10. 5. Fire-retardant recyclable and biobased polymer composites - p. 117 11. 6. High-performance fire-retardant polyamide materials - p. 147 12. 7. Flame retardancy of flexible polyurethane foams: Traditional approaches versus layer-by-layer assemblies - p. 171 13. 8. Functional layered double hydroxides and their use in fire-retardant polymeric materials - p. 201 14. 9. Silicon-based mesoporous materials and organic–inorganic hybrid materials: From preparation to application in fire retardancy of polymeric materials - p. 239 15. 10. Fire-retardant carbon-fiber-reinforced thermoset composites - p. 271 16. 11. Flame retardance and thermal stability of polymer/graphene nanosheet oxide composites - p. 295 17. Index - p. 313
Novel Fire Retardant Polymers and Composite Materials reviews the latest scientific developments and technological advances in the design and manufacture of fire retardant polymers and composite materials. Fire retardant polymeric materials are used in a broad range of applications in fields such as aviation, automotive, computer, construction, electronics, and telecommunications. It is essential to have a better understanding of the scientific technology used in the design and manufacture of fire-resistant materials and their end products. This book includes the latest developments in fire retardant technologies for different polymeric material systems, such as PU, PP, PE, PLA, epoxy, rubber, textile, phenol resin, and PA, etc.
1. 1. Introduction - p. 1 2. 2. Fire-retardant high-performance epoxy-based materials - p. 3 3. 2.1. Application requirements and specifications for epoxy resin systems - p. 3 4. 2.2. Recent proceedings in the development of advanced flame-resistant epoxy resin materials - p. 7 5. 2.3. Impact of fiber reinforcement on the fire-retardant behavior of epoxy-based composites - p. 33 6. 2.4. Influence of fire retardants on crucial material properties of epoxy resin materials - p. 36 7. 2.5. Evaluation of the state of the art of science and technology and future challenges in the flame retardancy of epoxy-based materials - p. 38 8. 3. Novel fire-retardant coatings - p. 53 9. 4. Fire-retardant polylactic acid-based materials: Preparation, properties, and mechanism - p. 93 10. 5. Fire-retardant recyclable and biobased polymer composites - p. 117 11. 6. High-performance fire-retardant polyamide materials - p. 147 12. 7. Flame retardancy of flexible polyurethane foams: Traditional approaches versus layer-by-layer assemblies - p. 171 13. 8. Functional layered double hydroxides and their use in fire-retardant polymeric materials - p. 201 14. 9. Silicon-based mesoporous materials and organic–inorganic hybrid materials: From preparation to application in fire retardancy of polymeric materials - p. 239 15. 10. Fire-retardant carbon-fiber-reinforced thermoset composites - p. 271 16. 11. Flame retardance and thermal stability of polymer/graphene nanosheet oxide composites - p. 295 17. Index - p. 313
