- Author
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Horrocks, R.
- Title
- Textile Flame Retardant Scientific Challenges for the 21st Century.
- Coporate
- Bolton Institute, Bolton, UK
- Book or Conf
- Flame Retardants 2000. (Flame Retardants '00). 9th Conference Proceedings. British Plastics Federation and Interscience Communications in collaboration with the Association of Plastics Manufacturers, European Flame Retardant Association and the Fire Retardant Chemicals Association. February 8-9, 2000,
Interscience Communications Ltd., London, England,
London, England,
147-158 p.,
2000
- Keywords
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flame retardants
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textiles
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fire science
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standards
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toxicology
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risk analysis
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char
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ecology
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environmental effects
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fire hazards
- Identifiers
- pre 1990 issues; durably-finished and inherently flame retardant fibers in common use; typical back-coating formulation and Sb-Br synergism; textile related fire fatalities per 1000 dwelling fires; issues of the late 1990s and into 2000; possible replacements for Sb-Br; reducing thermoplasticity and enhancing char; challenges for 2000+