Fire and polymers II : materials and tests for hazard prevention /developed from a symposium sponsored by the Division of Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering, Inc. at the 208th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Washington, D.C., August 21-26, 1994 (1995)

Fire and Polymers: An Overview Triarylphosphine Oxide Containing Nylon 6,6, Copolymers Copolycarbonates and Poly(arylates) Derived from Hydrolytically Stable Phosphine Oxide Comonomers Aromatic Organic Phosphate Oligomers as Flame Retardants in Plastics Chlorinated Flame Retardant Used in Combination with Other Flame Retardants Developments in Intumescent Fire-Retardant Systems: Ammonium Polyphosphate-Poly(ethleneurea formaldehyde) Mixtures Intumescent Systems for Flame Retarding of Polypropylene Reductive Coupling Promoted by Zerovalent Copper: A Potential New Method of Smoke Suppression for Vinyl Chloride Polymers Effect of Some Tin and Sulfur Additives on the Thermal Degradation of Poly(methyl methacrylate) Effect of Zinc Chloride on the Thermal Stability of Styrene-Acrylonitrile Copolymers Thermal Decomposition Chemistry of Poly(vinyl alcohol): Char Characterization and Reactions with Bismaleimides New Types of Ecologically Safe Flame-Retardant Polymer Systems Some Practical and Theoretical Aspects of Melamine as a Flame Retardant Flammability Improvement of Polyurethanes by Incorporation of a Silicone Moiety into the Structure of Block Copolymers Surface Modification of Polymers To Achieve Flame Retardancy Flammability Properties of Honeycomb Composites and Phenol-Formaldehyde Resins Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Carbon-Nitrogen Materials by Thermolysis of Monomers and Dimers of 4,5-Dicyanoimidazole High-Temperature Copolymers from Inorganic-Organic Hybrid Polymer and Multi-ethynylbenzene Linear Siloxane-Acetylene Polymers as Precursors to High-Temperature Materials Further Development of the N-Gas Mathematical Model: An Approach for Predicting the Toxic Potency of Complex Combustion Mixtures Correlation of Atmospheric and Inhaled Blood Cyanide Levels in Miniature Pigs Environmental Nitrogen Dioxide Exposure Hazards of Concern to the U.S. Army Application of the Naval Medical Research Institute Toxicology Detachment Neurobehavioral Screening Battery to Combustion Toxicology Smoke Production from Advanced Composite Materials Formation of Polybrominated Dibenzodioxins and Dibenzofurans in Laboratory Combustion Processes of Brominated Flame Retardants Analysis of Soot Produced from the Combustion of Polymeric Materials The Computer Program Roomfire: A Compartment Fire Model Shell Upward Flame Spread on Composite Materials Protocol for Ignitability, Lateral Flame Spread, and Heat Release Rate Using Lift Apparatus Fire Properties of Materials for Model-Based Assessments for Hazards and Protection Needs Controlled-Atmosphere Cone Calorimeter X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (Electron Spectroscopy for Chemical Analysis) Studies in Flame Retardancy of Polymers Thermal Analysis of Fire-Retardant Poly(vinyl chloride) Using Pyrolysis-Chemical Ionization Mass Spectrometry Smoke Corrosivity: Technical Issues and Testing Green Products, A Challenge to Flame-Retardant Plastics: Recycling, Marking, Ecolabeling, and Product Take-Back Tools Available To Predict Full-Scale Fire Performance of Furniture Combustion Behavior of Upholstered Furniture Tested in Europe: Overview of Activities and a Project Description Fire-Safe Aircraft Cabin Materials