Table of Contents

Front matter and contents; General Considerations on the Use of Fillers and Nanocomposites. An Introduction to the Use of Fillers and Nanocomposites in Fire Retardancy; Micro-sized Fire Retardant Fillers. Fire Retardant Fillers for Polymers; Lamellar Double Hydroxides/Polymer Composites: A New Class of Fire Retardant Materials; Effect of a Small Amount of Flame Retardant on the Combustion of PC, PBT and PET; Intumescent Silicates: Synthesis, Characterization and Fire Protective Effect; Use of Nanocomposite Materials: Flammability of Nanocomposites: Effects of the Shape of Nanoparticles; Thermal Degradation and Combustibility of Polypropylene Filled with Magnesium Hydroxide Micro-Filler and Polypropylene Nano-Filled Aluminosilicate Composite; Effect of the Processing Conditions on the Fire Retardant and Thermomechanical Properties of PP - Clay Nanocomposites; Fire Retardancy of Polystyrene - Hectorite Nanocomposites; Pyrolysis and Flammability of Polyurethane - Organophilic Clay Nanocomposite; Thermal Degradation Behaviour of Flame-Retardant Unsaturated Polyester Resins Incorporating Functionalised Nanoclays; Comparative Study of Nanoeffect on Fire Retardancy of Polymer - Graphite Oxide Nanocomposites; Styrene - Acrylonitrile Copolymer Montmorillonite Nanocomposite: Processing, Characterization and Flammability; Micro-Sized Fire Retarding Mineral Fillers. Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxanes: Application to Flame Retardant Textiles; Octaisobutyl POSS Thermal Degradation; Mineral Fillers in Synergistic Systems. Interactions between Nanoclays and Flame Retardant Additives in Polyamide 6 and Polyamide 6.6 Films; Use of Clay - Nanocomposite Matrixes in Fire Retardant Polyolefin-Based Intumescent Systems; Effect of Hydroxides on Fire Retardance Mechanism of Intumescent EVA composition; Barrier Effects for the Fire Retardancy of Polymers; Plasma Assisted Process for Fire Properties Improvement of Polyamide and Clay Nanocomposite Reinforced Polyamide: A Scale-up Study; Fire Retardant Polypropylene / Flax Blends: Use of Hydroxides; Intumescence in Ethylene-vinyl Acetate Copolymer Filled with Magnesium Hydroxide and Organoclays; Spent Oil Refinery Catalyst: A Synergistic Agent in Intumescent Formulations for Polyethylenic Materials; Zinc Borates as Synergists for Flame Retarded Polymers; Fire Retardancy of Engineering Polymer Composites; Flame Retardant Mechanisms Facilitating Safety in Transportation; Effect of the Addition of Mineral Fillers and Additives on the Toxicity of Fire Effluents from Polymers. Comparison of the Degradation Products of Polyurethane and Polyurethane - Organophilic Clay Nanocomposite - A Toxicological Approach; Mechanisms of Smoke and CO Suppression from EVA Composites; Products of Incomplete Combustion from Fire Studies in the Purser Furnace; Improved and Cost-Efficient Brominated Fire Retardant Systems for Plastics and Textiles by Reducing or Eliminating Antimony Trioxide; Subject Index

Reviews

A good introduction to the subject. Polymer News, 2005 (Edward D Weil) Likely to be most useful to scientists and engineers doing R&D on flame retardant nanocomposites, as well as other types of mineral-filled composites, and it can serve as an introduction to the subject. Chemistry and Industry, Issue 2, 23 January 2006 (Edward Weil)