Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Polymers

In most cases polymers initiate or propagate fires because they decompose to volatile combustible products when they are exposed to heat. However in many fields such as electrical transport and building the use of polymers is restricted by their flammability. The current use of synthetic polymers has greatly increased the fire risk and the fire hazard.To fulfil the legal requirements flame retardants need to be added into the polymer. The role of these additives is to slow down polymer combustion and degradation (fire extinction) reduce smoke emission and avoid dripping in order to increase the escape time for people. The objectives in flame retarding polymers is double; first to increase ignition resistance and second to reduce the rate of flame spread. This book thereforestudy a range of inorganic/organic hybrid polymers containing pendant vinyl groups and their uses as possible fire retardants. The book should be useful to anyone interested in polymers and research the concept of fire retandancy