Many of the polymers we use every day are highly flammable. Historically, a large number of home fires were caused by ignited polymeric materials until legislation was introduced requiring fire retardants to be added to these materials. Fire retardants increase the time it takes for materials to ignite, providing valuable time to prevent a fire or escape. However, it has become apparent that many of the traditional treatments used as fire retardants are harmful to human health a...
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Introduction;Plant-derived Fire Retardants;Animal Product-derived Flame Retardants;Mineral-derived fire retardants;Green Synthesis of Organic Fire Retardant;Green S...
About the author
Dr. Xin Wen obtained his bachelor’s degree in Chemistry Engineering and Technology from Jilin University in 2005, and his Ph.D. degree in Chemistry and Physics of P...
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