Additives and MaterialsiSmithers Rapra Publishing, 1995 - 151 pages This report examines the changes in the nature and technologies of fire retardant systems used in the complete range of plastics and rubber materials. |
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
FLAME RETARDANT TECHNOLOGIES | 9 |
ADDITIVE PRODUCTS AND MARKETS | 33 |
SUPPLIERS AND THE MARKET COMPOUNDERS | 67 |
POLYMER FAMILIES AND THEIR FLAME RETARDANCY | 81 |
END USER INDUSTRY MARKETS | 111 |
LEGISLATION AND REGULATIONS | 131 |
Common terms and phrases
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