Materials and Chemistry of Flame-Retardant Polyurethanes Volume 1

Dr. Ram K. Gupta is an associate professor at Pittsburg State University. Dr. Gupta's research focuses on biobased polymers; flame-retardant polyurethanes; conducting polymers and composites; and green energy production and storage using two-dimensional materials, optoelectronics and photovoltaics devices, organic-inorganic heterojunctions for sensors, biocompatible nanofibers for tissue regeneration, scaffold and antibacterial applications, and biodegradable metallic implants. Dr. Gupta has published more than 230 peer-reviewed articles; has made more than 280 national, international, and regional presentations; has chaired many sessions at national and international meetings; has edited many books; and has written several book chapters. He has received more than $2.5 million for research and educational activities from many funding agencies. He is serving as editor-in-chief, associate editor, and editorial board member of numerous journals.

Preface

Chapter 1: Materials and Chemistry of Polyurethanes, Felipe M. de Souza, Muhammad Rizwan Sulaiman, and Ram K. Gupta
Chapter 2: Green Materials for the Synthesis of Polyurethanes, Ziwei Li, Kaimin Chen, and Mingwei Wang
Chapter 3: Overview on Classification of Flame-Retardant Additives for Polymeric Matrix, Mattia Bartoli, Giulio Malucelli, and Alberto Tagliaferro
Chapter 4: Self-Extinguishing Polyurethanes, Tuhin Ghosh and Niranjan Karak
Chapter 5: Highly Flame-Retardant Polyurethane, Young Nam Kim, Hyunsung Jeong, Sooyeon Ryu, and Yong Chae Jung
Chapter 6: The Role of Polyurethane Foam Indoors in the Fate of Flame Retardants and Other Semivolatile Organic Compounds, Mesut Genisoglu, Sait C. Sofuoglu, and Aysun Sofuoglu
Chapter 7: Halogen-Based Flame Retardants in Polyurethanes, NycolleG. S. Silva,Noelle C. Zanini, AlanaG. de Souza, Rennan F. S. Barbosa,Derval S. Rosa, and Daniella R. Mulinari
Chapter 8: Mechanistic Study of Boron-Based Compounds as Effective Flame-Retardants in Polyurethanes, Saptaparni Chanda and Dilpreet S. Bajwa
Chapter 9: Two-Dimensional Nanomaterials as Smart Flame Retardants for Polyurethane, Emad S. Goda, Mahmoud H. Abu Elella, Heba Gamal, Sang Eun Hong, and Kuk Ro Yoon
Chapter 10: Flame Retardant Polyurethane Nanocomposites, Wen-Jie Yang, Chun-Xiang Wei, Hong-Dian Lu, Wei Yang, and Richard K. K. Yuen
Chapter 11: Industrial Flame Retardants for Polyurethanes, K. M. Faridul Hasan, Péter György Horváth, Seda Bas, and Tibor Alpár
Chapter 12: Recycling of Polyurethanes Containing Flame-Retardants and Polymer Waste Transformed into Flame-Retarded Polyurethanes, Marcin Wloch

Editors' Biographies
Author Index
Subject Index