International Fire Safety Conference
Publisher: CRC
Published: March 2, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 205
ISBN-13: 9781587161186
Subjects: Civil Engineering, Surveying & Building; Technology / Material Science; Material Science; Technology; Technology & Industrial Arts; Science/Mathematics
First sentence: Silicon compounds containing R3SiO1/2 (M-unit), R2SiO (D-unit), RSiO3/2 (T-unit), and SiO2 (Q-unit) in various combinations are commonly used as flame-retardant auxiliaries for polycarbonate (PC) plastics, and the use of branched DT-type silicones as the main flame retardant has also gained interest.