Overview of the recent literature on flame retardancy and smoke suppression in PVC

This paper presents an overview of the recent literature on flame retardancy of poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC). A short overview of mechanisms of thermal decomposition of PVC, especially those which lead to char formation, is also presented because this gives insight into the mechanisms of flame retarda...

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Published inPolymers for advanced technologies Vol. 16; no. 10; pp. 707 - 716
Main Authors Levchik, Sergei V., Weil, Edward D.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Chichester, UK John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 01.10.2005
Subjects
additives
combustion
flame retardance
poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC)
thermal decomposition
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Summary:This paper presents an overview of the recent literature on flame retardancy of poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC). A short overview of mechanisms of thermal decomposition of PVC, especially those which lead to char formation, is also presented because this gives insight into the mechanisms of flame retardant action. New developments in the area are mostly focused on combinations of various flame retardants and smoke suppressants in the search for synergistic effects. Because different additives show different mechanisms of action, synergistic combinations are very probable. New developments in phosphate ester plasticizers are reported in the literature. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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ISSN:1042-7147
1099-1581
DOI:10.1002/pat.645