
Flame Retardant Nanocomposites
Emergent Nanoparticles and their Applications
- 1st Edition - January 10, 2024
- Imprint: Woodhead Publishing
- 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 quote- 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
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
- Edition: 1
- Published: January 10, 2024
- No. of pages (Paperback): 440
- Imprint: Woodhead Publishing
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780443154218
- eBook ISBN: 9780443154225
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Sabu Thomas
Prof. Sabu Thomas is a Professor of Polymer Science and Engineering and the Director of the School of Energy Materials at Mahatma Gandhi University, India. Additionally, he is the Chairman of the Trivandrum Engineering Science & Technology Research Park (TrEST Research Park) in Thiruvananthapuram, India. He is the founder director of the International and Inter-university Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology at Mahatma Gandhi University and the former Vice-Chancellor of the same institution.
Prof. Thomas is internationally recognized for his contributions to polymer science and engineering, with his research interests encompassing 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 bionanotechnology, and nano-biomedical sciences have significantly advanced the development of new materials for the automotive, space, housing, and biomedical fields. Dr. Thomas has been conferred with Honoris Causa (DSc) by the University of South Brittany, France.
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Henri Vahabi
Prof. Henri Vahabi received his Ph.D. in Materials Science from the University of Montpellier, France, in 2011. He is currently a Full Professor at the University of Lorraine, France. His research is focused on thermal degradation, flame retardancy of thermosets and thermoplastics, and the development of innovative flame-retardant systems. Prof. Vahabi has authored over 170 articles in ISI-indexed journals and has edited four books. Furthermore, he serves as a committee member of the "Fire Group" within the Chemical Society of France and holds the position of Associate Editor for the Polymers from Renewable Resources journal.
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