Silicon-Based Flame Retardants.
Silicon-Based Flame Retardants.
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Kashiwagi, T.; Gilman, J. W.
Fire Retardancy of Polymeric Materials. Chapter 10,
Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, NY, Grand, A. F.; Wilkie,
C. A., Editor(s), 353-389 p., 2000.
Keywords:
fire retardants; flame retardants; polymers; silicon;
silicones; silica; silanes; nanocomposites
Abstract:
The number of new articles, patents, and products
associated with silicon-based flame-retardant (FR)
systems is evidence of renewed interest in FR approaches
that do not rely completely on halogens or phosphorus.
Almost all forms of silicon have been explored as flame
retardants. This chapter will attempt to present
excerpts from the various subtopics within the area of
silicon-based flame retardants. This chapter is not an
encyclopedic review of the literature associated with
Si-based FR; instead, we have tried to show the FR
behavior and mechanism for the most common Si-based
approaches. The following silicon-based materials will
be covered: silicones, silicas, organosilanes,
silsesquioxanes, and silicates. We will address these
materials when used in copolymers, polymer-polymer
blends, and as additives.
Building and Fire Research Laboratory
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Gaithersburg, MD 20899