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Advances in fire retardant materials / edited by A.R. Horrocks and D. Price.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Woodhead Publishing Series in Textiles
- Woodhead Publishing in materials
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Fireproofing agents.
- Fire resistant materials.
- Fireproofing of fabrics.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (633 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, England : Woodhead Publishing Limited, 2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This important book provides a comprehensive account of the advances that have occurred in fire science in relation to a broad range of materials. The manufacture of fire retardant materials is an active area of research, the understanding of which can improve safety as well as the marketability of a product.The first part of the book reviews the advances that have occurred in improving the fire retardancy of specific materials, ranging from developments in phosphorus and halogen-free flame retardants to the use of nanocomposites as novel flame retardant systems. Key environmental issu
- Contents:
- part I. Advances in fire retardant materials
- part II. Testing, regulation and assessing the benefits of fire retardant materials
- part III. Applications of fire retardant materials.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed February 4, 2014).
- ISBN:
- 1-61344-350-1
- 1-84569-507-0
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