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 flame retardant 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 flame retardants; 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 assessment of fire retardant polymers.