Analysis of Flame Retardancy In Polymer Science

Dr Henri Vahabi received his PhD in Materials Science from the University of Montpellier, France, in 2011, and is currently working as an Associate Professor at the University of Lorraine, France. His research is focused on thermal degradation, flame retardancy of thermoset and thermoplastics, and development of new flame-retardant systems. He is a committee member of the “Fire group” of the Chemical Society of France. Mohammad Reza Saeb is University Professor at the Department of Polymer Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, Gdansk University of Technology. He conceptualizes processing-microstructure-properties-performance interrelationships in polymer blends and nanocomposites. He also visualizes network formation-network degradation correlation in polymer systems by analyzing cure kinetics, thermal degradation kinetics, and flame retardancy. Giulio Malucelli is Professor at the Department of Applied Science and Technology of Politecnico di Torino, Italy. His research interests include the investigation of structure-property relationships, the fire behavior of textiles modified by surface-engineered systems, and the design and exploitation of bio-sourced products as effective flame retardants.

1. Fundamentals: Flammability, ignition, and fire spread in polymers
2. Forced combustion: Cone calorimetry
3. Microscale forced combustion: Pyrolysis-combustion flow calorimetry (PCFC)
4. Evaluation of gas phase: Mechanisms and analyses
5. Evaluation of gas phase: Smoke and toxicity analysis
6. Evaluation of condensed phase: Char/residue analysis
7. Analysis of fire resistance of materials
8. Characterization of high-temperature polymers for extreme environments
9. Correlation between laboratory- and real-scale fire analyses
10. Fire analysis tests from industrial point of view