Past and Future of Public Flame Retardancy Research.
Past and Future of Public Flame Retardancy Research.
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Gilman, J. W.
International Fire Safety Conference. Spring
Conference. Proceedings. Fire Retardant Chemicals
Association (FRCA). March 11-14, 2001, San Francisco,
CA, Fire Retardant Chemicals Assoc., Lancaster, PA,
93-106 pp, 2001.
Keywords:
flame retardants; fire safety; polymers; material
properties; silica gel; particle size; silica;
flammability; heat release rate; clay; nanocomposites;
cone calorimeters; gasification
Abstract:
Public flame retardancy research at the National
Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has had a
long cooperative relationship with the Flame Retardant
Chemicals Association (FRCA). Issues of fundamental and
practical importance have been investigated, with a
positive impact on public fire safety. This paper
reviews some of these programs and interactions, with a
focus on recent and planned consortia activities
associated with mechanistic studies of new approaches to
flame retarding commodity polymers.
Building and Fire Research Laboratory
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Gaithersburg, MD 20899