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1. Introduction: polymer combustion, condensed phase pyrolysis and smoke formation / Dennis Price, Geoffrey Anthony, Peter Carty -- 2. Mechanisms and modes of action in flame retardancy of polymers / Menachem Lewin, Edward D. Weil -- 3. Toxicity of fire retardants in relation to life safety and environmental hazards / David Purser -- 4. Textiles / A. Richard Horrocks -- 5. Composites / Baljinder K. Kandola, A. Richard Horrocks -- 6. Nanocomposites / Baljinder K. Kandola -- 7. Recent developments in flame-retarding thermoplastics and thermosets / Paul Joseph, John R. Ebdon -- 8. Applications of halogen flame retardants / Pierre Georlette -- 9. Natural polymers, wood and lignocellulosic materials / Ryszard Kozlowski, Maria Wladyka-Przybylak -- 10. Intumescent materials / Giovanni Camino, S. Lomakin -- 11. Graft copolymerisation as a tool for flame retardancy / Charles A. Wilkie -- 12. Performance-based test methods for material flammability / Bjorn Karlsson -- 13. Fire safety design requirements of flame-retarded materials / Dougal Drysdale -- 14. Mathematical modelling / J. Staggs
Includes bibliographical references and index