- Author
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Gilman, J. W.
- Title
- Sustainable Flame Retardant Nanocomposites.
- Coporate
- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
- Book or Conf
- Fire and Materials 2009. 11th International Conference. Conference Papers. Proceedings. Organised by Interscience Communications Limited. January 26-28, 2009,
Interscience Communications Limited, London, England,
San Francisco, CA,
943-950 p.,
2009
- Keywords
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nanocomposites
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flame retardants
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halogens
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additives
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nanotechnology
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technology utilization
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toxicity
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environmental effects
- Identifiers
- persistence, bioaccumulation and toxicity (PBT); High-Impact Polystyrene (HIPS); Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM); Life-Cycle- Assessment (LCA)
- Abstract
- This paper examines the current state of research into sustainable flame retardants with the work on nanocomposites highlighted. The motivations to move away from halogen-based flame retardants are discussed and a number of life-cycle-assessments are mentioned which set the stage for a similar LCA study of nanocomposite flame retardant products. Additives, such as hydrotalcite and cellulose nanofibrils, are proposed as components of potential future sustainable flame retardant nanocomposites.