This updated edition provides an overview of flame retardants that are in commercial use, were recently used, or are in development. The book is organized polymer-by-polymer and provides a guide to advantages, limitations, and patented and patent-free formulations, with insight into favorable and unfavorable combinations.The targeted readership is the plastics or textile finish compounder and the plastic additives R&D worker, as well as market development and sales. This edition contains, besides a compendium of current flame retardants, updated information relevant to performance testing, mode of action, and safety and regulatory aspects. Industrial or academic researchers will find useful a discussion of unsolved problems with possible new approaches. Both authors have extended, productive experience in both basic and applied research on a wide range of flame retardancy topics.

Dr. Edward D. Weil is Research Professor at the Polytechnic Institute of NYU and IP Fellow at the University of Akron Research Foundation.

Flame Retardants in Commercial Use or Development for:Polyolefins, Olefin Copolymers, and Diene ElastomersPolystyrenes and Thermoplastic Styrene CopolymersVinyl Chloride Polymers and CopolymersPolyamidesThermoplastic PolyestersPolycarbonates and Polycarbonate BlendsUnsaturated Polyesters, Vinyl Resins, and PhenolicsPolyurethanes, Polyisocyanurates, and PolyureasEpoxy ResinsTextilesSignificance of Flame RetardantsFlammability and Smoke Tests Useful in R&DModes of Action and Interaction of Flame RetardantsFurther Sources for Flame Retardancy Information