Bio-based Flame-Retardant Technology for Polymeric Materials

Bio-Based Flame Retardants for Polymeric Materials provides a comprehensive overview of flame retardants derived directly and indirectly from plant sources, drawing on cutting-edge research, and covering preparation methods, testing and evaluation techniques, enhanced properties, and end applications. The initial chapters introduce bio-based materials in the context of additives for flame retardancy, explaining fundamentals and testing methods, and analyzing synthetic approaches and the potential advantages of pursuing a bio-based approach. This is followed by detailed coverage of bio-based retardants, with each chapter covering a specific source and guiding the reader systematically through preparation techniques, evaluation methods, properties and applications. Throughout the book, the latest progress in the field is critically reviewed, and there is a continual emphasis on novel approaches to achieve enhanced properties and performant materials. This is an essential guide for all those with an interest in innovative, sustainable flame retardant additives for polymeric materials, including researchers, scientists, and advanced students in flame retardant materials, bio-based materials, polymer science, composites, and engineering, as well as industrial engineers and R&D professionals in fire safety engineering, or working on advanced materials for flame retardant applications. Explains innovative techniques for the preparation of bio-based flame retardant mechanisms, analyzing properties, performance, and applications Offers in-depth coverage of a range of sources, including cellulose, lignin, cardanol, chitosan, eugenol, vanillin, furan, alginate, and vegetable oils Presents the latest advances in the field, serving as a novel resource to advanced students, researchers, and R&D professionals in academia and industry