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Flame Retardant Selection for Polymers
- 1st Edition - May 1, 2025
- Editors: Henri Vahabi, Mohammad Reza Saeb, Günter Beyer
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 2 2 4 7 - 4
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 2 2 4 6 - 7
Flame Retardant Selection for Polymers provides readers with step-by-step guidance on how to select and apply flame retardants for polymers. Written by experts in the field of… Read more
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Request a sales quoteFlame Retardant Selection for Polymers provides readers with step-by-step guidance on how to select and apply flame retardants for polymers. Written by experts in the field of flame retardancy worldwide, this book seeks to consider the types of polymers and their applications in different sectors, providing in-depth information about the beneficial aspects of choosing each sort of flame retardant and supporting readers in selection of the best flame retardant additives. Regional and global features of flame retardant development and legislations as well as future perspective from circularity viewpoint are also covered.
This book is a practical guide and valuable resource to researchers and industrial professionals interested in fundamental principles of flame retardant selection for polymers, as well as the basic needs for processing and commercialization of flame retardant polymers.
- Overviews main features of flame retardant selection for polymers, depending on the chemistry of polymers, application, processing, and sustainability
- Provides both the background and advanced features of flame retardants from both academic and industrial viewpoints
- Discusses regional and global information and knowledge about the selection of flame retardants for polymers based on legislations and regulations
Academic and industrial researchers, advanced students, and engineers who are interested in selection of the best flame retardant additives for polymers, R&D professionals working in the field of flame retardancy.
1. Fundamentals of flame retardants, formulations and processing
2. Flame retardant selection for thermoplastics
3. Flame retardant selection for thermosets
4. Flame retardant selection for polymer blends
5. Flame retardant selection for biopolymers
6. Flame retardant selection for foams
7. Flame retardant selection for structural composites
8. Flame retardant selection for cable industry
9. Flame retardant selection for automotive, railway, marine and aeronautic applications
10. Flame retardant selection for electrical and electronic applications
11. Flame retardant selection for textiles and fabrics
12. Flame retardant selection for additive manufacturing
13. Flame retardant selection in Europe
14. Flame retardant selection in USA
15. Flame retardant selection in China
16. Flame retardant selection and regulations
17. Flame retardant selection, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and circular economy
18. Future ahead of flame retardant polymers
2. Flame retardant selection for thermoplastics
3. Flame retardant selection for thermosets
4. Flame retardant selection for polymer blends
5. Flame retardant selection for biopolymers
6. Flame retardant selection for foams
7. Flame retardant selection for structural composites
8. Flame retardant selection for cable industry
9. Flame retardant selection for automotive, railway, marine and aeronautic applications
10. Flame retardant selection for electrical and electronic applications
11. Flame retardant selection for textiles and fabrics
12. Flame retardant selection for additive manufacturing
13. Flame retardant selection in Europe
14. Flame retardant selection in USA
15. Flame retardant selection in China
16. Flame retardant selection and regulations
17. Flame retardant selection, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and circular economy
18. Future ahead of flame retardant polymers
- No. of pages: 500
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: May 1, 2025
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Paperback ISBN: 9780443222474
- eBook ISBN: 9780443222467
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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, FranceMS
Mohammad Reza Saeb
Dr. Mohammad Reza Saeb is a Professor at the Department of Polymer Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, Gdańsk University of Technology, Poland. His research is focused on exploration of the interrelationship between processing, microstructure, properties and performance of polymer blends, composites and nanocomposites ˗ both theoretically and experimentally ˗ particularly recycling and upcycling of polymer wastes and biowastes. Dr. Saeb has also been dynamically working on synthesis, characterization and application of biomaterials and biopolymers. He has authored/co-authored numerous articles in high impact Journals and is the Editor-in-Chief of Polymers from Renewable Resources, published by SAGE.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Gdańsk University of Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, Gdańsk, PolandGB
Günter Beyer
Dr. Günter Beyer received his PhD in Organic Chemistry from the Technical University of Aachen, Germany, in 1984. Since then, he worked at Kabelwerk EUPEN as head of material development and the fire testing station of cables. In 2016 he founded FIRE & POLYMER, a consulting company. His main research interests include flame retardancy of cables and nanocomposites. With more than 30 years’ experience in polymer science and technology he is active in the field of flame retardancy, nanocomposites and reactive extrusion. He received in 2003 and 2004 the Jack Spergel Memorial Award by IWCS for his fundamental and industrial developments of nanocomposites as an innovative new flame retardant system for the cable industry.
Affiliations and expertise
Founder and Consultant, Fire and Polymer, Belgium