Flame Retardant Selection for Polymers
- 1st Edition - May 15, 2025
- Latest edition
- Editors: Henri Vahabi, Mohammad Reza Saeb, Günter Beyer
- Language: English
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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Description
Description
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 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.
Key features
Key features
- 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
Readership
Readership
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.
Table of contents
Table of contents
2. Flame retardant selection for thermoplastics
3. Flame retardant selection for biopolymers
4. Flame retardant selection for foams
5. Flame retardant selection for cable industry
6. Flame retardant selection for textiles and fabrics
7. Flame retardant selection for adhesives
8. Flame retardant selection for additive manufacturing
9. Flame retardant selection in China
10. Flame retardant selection and regulations
11. Flame retardant selection, environmental stability and circular economy
12. The future of flame-retardant polymers: Challenges and innovations
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: May 28, 2025
- Language: English
About the editors
About the editors
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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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Mohammad Reza Saeb
Dr. Mohammad Reza Saeb received his PhD in 2008 from Amirkabir University of Technology (Iran) and is currently a Professor at the Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Medical University of Gdańsk (Poland). His research focuses on advanced materials and manufacturing processes, including polymer blends, composites, and nanocomposites, with particular emphasis on biomaterials and flame-retardant polymers, as well as the recycling and upcycling of polymer and biowastes. He has authored or co-authored more than 500 articles in high-impact journals and is currently serving as the Editor-in-Chief of Polymers from Renewable Resources, published by SAGE.
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