Morgan / Wilkie Flame Retardant Polymer Nanocomposites

1. Auflage 2007
ISBN: 978-0-470-10902-1
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 440 Seiten, E-Book

Flame Retardant Polymer Nanocomposites takes a comprehensivelook at polymer nanocomposites for flame retardancy applicationsand includes nanocomposite fundamentals (theory, design, synthesis,characterization) as well as polymer flammability fundamentals withemphasis on how nanocomposites affect flammability.
The book has practical examples from literature, patents, andexisting commercial products. Readers can design new work basedupon the material in the book or use it as a handy reference forinterpreting existing work and results.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Morgan, Alexander B.

Wilkie, Charles A.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1. Introduction to Flame Retardancy and Polymer Flammability.
Chapter 2. Polymer Nanocomposite Technology, Fundamentals.
Chapter 3. Flame Retardant Mechanism of Polymer Clay Nanocomposites.
Chapter 4. Molecular Mechanics Calculations of the Thermodynamic Stabilities of Polymer/Carbon Nanotube Composites?
Chapter 5. Considerations on the Specific Impacts of the Main Fire Retardancy Mechanisms in Nanocomposites.
Chapter 6. Intumescence and Nanocomposite: a Novel Route for Flame Retarding Polymeric Materials.
Chapter 7. Flame Retardant Properties of Organoclays and Carbon Nanotubes and Their Combinations with Alumina Trihydrate.
Chapter 8. Nanocomposites with Halogen and Non-Intumescent Phosphorus Flame Retardant Additives.
Chapter 9. Thermoset Fire Retardant Nanocomposites.
Chapter 10. Progress in Flammability Studies of Nanocomposites with New Types of Nanoparticles.
Chapter 11. Potential Applications of Nanocomposites for Flame Retardancy.
Chapter 12. Practical Issues and Future Trends of Polymer Nanocomposite Flammability Research.

Über Autor(innen)

Alexander B. Morgan, PhD, is a Senior Research Scientist andgroup leader for the Advanced Polymers Group at the University ofDayton Research Institute. Dr. Morgan has worked for over elevenyears in the field of flame retardancy and has focused on flameretardant nanocomposites for the past seven years. He previouslyheld positions at Dow Chemical as a research chemist and was aNational Research Council Postdoctoral Fellow at the NationalInstitute of Standards and Technology.
Charles A. Wilkie, PhD, is the Pfletschinger-HabermannProfessor of Chemistry at Marquette University. Dr. Wilkie hasworked for almost thirty years in fire retardancy, focusing onnanocomposites the past seven years. He is Associate Editor ofPolymers for Advanced Technologies and on the editorial boards ofThermochimica Acta and Polymer Degradation and Stability.