Flame Retardant Nanocomposites: Emergent Nanoparticles and their Applications covers the broad area of flame retardant polymer nanocomposites, their preparation, fire retardant mechanisms, and the various factors that affect them. The influence of various nanoparticles on their flammability is discussed in detail, as well as their structure, free radical trapping ability, char formation, and eventual barrier properties. This book will be a valuable reference resource for students, researchers, and engineers covering this important field of research. Chapters discuss the effect of different nanoparticles, their dispersion, and the effect of different polymer structures on fire retardant properties, along with possible applications.
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Table of Contents
1 Introduction to flame retardant systems2 Nanoparticles for flame retardancy in polymer systems
3 Flame retardant testing
4 Flame retardant properties of polymer nanocomposites based on new layered structure nanoparticles
5 Flame retardant properties of polymer/graphene nanocomposites
6 Flame retardant properties of metal oxide/polymer nanocomposites
7 Flame-retardant properties of POSS/polymer nanocomposites
8 Flame-retardant properties of fullerene and nanodiamond-based polymer nanocomposites
9 Flame-retardant properties of MXene-based polymer nanocomposites
10 Biobased nanoparticles as flame retardant for polymers
11 Flame retardant nanocomposites in various key application sectors
12 Environmental challenges and perspectives in the development of nanocomposites for enhanced flame-retardant properties
Authors
Sabu Thomas Professor, School of Energy Materials, Mahatma Gandhi University, India.Prof. Sabu Thomas is a Professor of Polymer Science and Engineering and the Director of the School of Energy Materials at Mahatma Gandhi University, India. Additionally, he is the Chairman of the Trivandrum Engineering Science & Technology Research Park (TrEST Research Park) in Thiruvananthapuram, India. He is the founder director of the International and Inter-university Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology at Mahatma Gandhi University and the former Vice-Chancellor of the same institution.
Prof. Thomas is internationally recognized for his contributions to polymer science and engineering, with his research interests encompassing polymer nanocomposites, elastomers, polymer blends, interpenetrating polymer networks, polymer membranes, green composites, nanocomposites, nanomedicine, and green nanotechnology. His groundbreaking inventions in polymer nanocomposites, polymer blends, green bionanotechnology, and nano-biomedical sciences have significantly advanced the development of new materials for the automotive, space, housing, and biomedical fields. Dr. Thomas has been conferred with Honoris Causa (DSc) by the University of South Brittany, France.
Henri Vahabi Associate Professor, University of Lorraine, Metz, France.Dr Henri Vahabi received his PhD in Materials Science from the University of Montpellier, France, in 2011, and is currently working as an Associate Professor at the University of Lorraine, France. His research is focused on thermal degradation, flame retardancy of thermoset and thermoplastics, and development of new flame-retardant systems. He is a committee member of the "Fire group� of the Chemical Society of France.
Lakshmipriya Somasekharan Mahatma Gandhi University, India. Dr. Lakshmipriya Somasekharan got her PhD from IIUCNN, Mahatma Gandhi University with a UGC-JRF fellowship. Her interest is in the preparation and characterisation of polymer nanocomposites, with a research focus on POSS natural rubber nanocomposites, synthesis of POSS nanoparticles and its hybrids with other nanofillers, and preparation and characterisation of nanocomposites with elastomers.
