Development in Flame-Retardant Polymer Composites
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Composites and Nanocomposites".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 February 2024) | Viewed by 1297
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Polymer composites are promising candidates for solving existing engineering problems due to their low density and excellent mechanical performance. However, inflammability creates potential fire hazards in a fire, including a high temperature and dense smoke, which may cause enormous property damage and casualties. Global fire-safety concerns are reflected in the massive volume of flame-retardant polymer composites that have been commercialized over the last two decades. In this sense, a huge amount of effort has been undertaken for the synthesis, characterization and commercialization of a broad variety of flame retardants. The development of new classes of flame retardants through the hybridization and/or modification of both conventional and novel additives has been the main route for creating polymers to protect against fire.
This Special Issue, “Developments in Flame-Retardant Polymer Composites”, to be published in the Polymers journal, aims to cover the latest advancements in the preparation, properties and applications related to flame-retardant polymer composites and related research (flame-retardant mechanisms, synthetic methods, test methods, applications, etc.) with respect to the urgent requirement for fire safety. Both comprehensive reviews and original research articles are welcome.
Dr. Jiaji Cheng
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- polymer composites
- flame-retardant
- fire safety
- mechanisms
- smoke suppression and toxicity reduction
- multi-functional polymers
