Flame Retardant Nanocomposites
Emergent Nanoparticles and their Applications
- 1st Edition - January 10, 2024
- Editors: Sabu Thomas, Henri Vahabi, Lakshmipriya Somasekharan
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 5 4 2 1 - 8
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 5 4 2 2 - 5
Flame Retardant Nanocomposites: Emergent Nanoparticles and their Applications covers the broad area of flame retardant polymer nanocomposites, their preparation, fire retard… Read more
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Request a sales quoteFlame Retardant Nanocomposites: Emergent Nanoparticles and their Applications covers the broad area of flame retardant polymer nanocomposites, their preparation, fire retardant mechanisms, and the various factors that affect them. The influence of various nanoparticles on their flammability is discussed in detail, as well as their structure, free radical trapping ability, char formation, and eventual barrier properties. This book will be a valuable reference resource for students, researchers, and engineers covering this important field of research. Chapters discuss the effect of different nanoparticles, their dispersion, and the effect of different polymer structures on fire retardant properties, along with possible applications.
- Provides a detailed overview of fire retardant polymer nanocomposite systems, including different nanofillers
- Describes fire mechanisms behind nanocomposite structure and morphology
- Covers the latest developments and the most recent applications in industry, defense, and space
Academic and industrial researchers, materials scientists and engineers, polymer technologists and chemists working in fire retardant and heat resistant applications of nanocomposites, Postgraduates working in the flame retardancy of polymers and polymer nanocomposites
1 Introduction to flame retardant systems
2 Nanoparticles for flame retardancy in polymer systems
3 Flame retardant testing
4 Flame retardant properties of polymer nanocomposites based on new layered structure nanoparticles
5 Flame retardant properties of polymer/graphene nanocomposites
6 Flame retardant properties of metal oxide/polymer nanocomposites
7 Flame-retardant properties of POSS/polymer nanocomposites
8 Flame-retardant properties of fullerene and nanodiamond-based polymer nanocomposites
9 Flame-retardant properties of MXene-based polymer nanocomposites
10 Biobased nanoparticles as flame retardant for polymers
11 Flame retardant nanocomposites in various key application sectors
12 Environmental challenges and perspectives in the development of nanocomposites for enhanced flame-retardant properties
2 Nanoparticles for flame retardancy in polymer systems
3 Flame retardant testing
4 Flame retardant properties of polymer nanocomposites based on new layered structure nanoparticles
5 Flame retardant properties of polymer/graphene nanocomposites
6 Flame retardant properties of metal oxide/polymer nanocomposites
7 Flame-retardant properties of POSS/polymer nanocomposites
8 Flame-retardant properties of fullerene and nanodiamond-based polymer nanocomposites
9 Flame-retardant properties of MXene-based polymer nanocomposites
10 Biobased nanoparticles as flame retardant for polymers
11 Flame retardant nanocomposites in various key application sectors
12 Environmental challenges and perspectives in the development of nanocomposites for enhanced flame-retardant properties
- No. of pages: 800
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: January 10, 2024
- Imprint: Woodhead Publishing
- Paperback ISBN: 9780443154218
- eBook ISBN: 9780443154225
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Sabu Thomas
Dr. Thomas is the Vice-Chancellor and a Professor of Polymer Science and Engineering at Mahatma Gandhi University, India. Additionally, he serves as the Director of the School of Energy Materials at the same institution. Dr. Thomas is internationally recognized for his contributions to polymer science and engineering, covering polymer nanocomposites, elastomers, polymer blends, interpenetrating polymer networks, polymer membranes, green composites, nanocomposites, nanomedicine, and green nanotechnology. His groundbreaking inventions in polymer nanocomposites, polymer blends, green bionanotechnological, and nano-biomedical sciences have significantly contributed to the development of new materials in the automotive, space, housing, and biomedical fields. Dr. Thomas has been conferred with Honoris Causa (DSc) by the University of South Brittany, Lorient, France.
Affiliations and expertise
Vice-chancellor, Mahatma Gandhi University, IndiaHV
Henri Vahabi
Dr Henri Vahabi received his PhD in Materials Science from the University of Montpellier, France, in 2011, and is currently working as an Associate Professor at the University of Lorraine, France. His research is focused on thermal degradation, flame retardancy of thermoset and thermoplastics, and development of new flame-retardant systems. He is a committee member of the “Fire group” of the Chemical Society of France.
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor, University of Lorraine, Metz, FranceLS
Lakshmipriya Somasekharan
Dr. Lakshmipriya Somasekharan got her PhD from IIUCNN, Mahatma Gandhi University with a UGC-JRF fellowship. Her interest is in the preparation and characterisation of polymer nanocomposites, with a research focus on POSS natural rubber nanocomposites, synthesis of POSS nanoparticles and its hybrids with other nanofillers, and preparation and characterisation of nanocomposites with elastomers.
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Mahatma Gandhi University, IndiaRead Flame Retardant Nanocomposites on ScienceDirect