Fire and Polymers II : Materials and Tests for Hazard Prevention Book

	Preface
1	Fire and Polymers: An Overview	1
2	Triarylphosphine Oxide Containing Nylon 6,6 Copolymers	29
3	Copolycarbonates and Poly(arylates) Derived from Hydrolytically Stable Phosphine Oxide Comonomers	41
4	Aromatic Organic Phosphate Oligomers as Flame Retardants in Plastics	56
5	Chlorinated Flame Retardant Used in Combination with Other Flame Retardants	65
6	Developments in Intumescent Fire-Retardant Systems: Ammonium Polyphosphate-Poly(ethyleneurea formaldehyde) Mixtures	76
7	Intumescent Systems for Flame Retarding of Polypropylene	91
8	Reductive Coupling Promoted by Zerovalent Copper: A Potential New Method of Smoke Suppression for Vinyl Chloride Polymers	118
9	Effect of Some Tin and Sulfur Additives on the Thermal Degradation of Poly(methyl methacrylate)	126
10	Effect of Zinc Chloride on the Thermal Stability of Styrene-Acrylonitrile Copolymers	136
11	Thermal Decomposition Chemistry of Poly(vinyl alcohol): Char Characterization and Reactions with Bismaleimides	161
12	New Types of Ecologically Safe Flame-Retardant Polymer Systems	186
13	Some Practical and Theoretical Aspects of Melamine as a Flame Retardant	199
14	Flammability Improvement of Polyurethanes by Incorporation of a Silicone Moiety into the Structure of Block Copolymers	217
15	Surface Modification of Polymers To Achieve Flame Retardancy	236
16	Flammability Properties of Honeycomb Composites and Phenol-Formaldehyde Resins	245
17	Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Carbon-Nitrogen Materials by Thermolysis of Monomers and Dimers of 4,5-Dicyanoimidazole	256
18	High-Temperature Copolymers from Inorganic-Organic Hybrid Polymer and Multi-ethynylbenzene	267
19	Linear Siloxane-Acetylene Polymers as Precursors to High-Temperature Materials	280
20	Further Development of the N-Gas Mathematical Model: An Approach for Predicting the Toxic Potency of Complex Combustion Mixtures	293
21	Correlation of Atmospheric and Inhaled Blood Cyanide Levels in Miniature Pigs	312
22	Environmental Nitrogen Dioxide Exposure Hazards of Concern to the U.S. Army	323
23	Application of the Naval Medical Research Institute Toxicology Detachment Neurobehavioral Screening Battery to Combustion Toxicology	344
24	Smoke Production from Advanced Composite Materials	366
25	Formation of Polybrominated Dibenzodioxins and Dibenzofurans in Laboratory Combustion Processes of Brominated Flame Retardants	377
26	Analysis of Soot Produced from the Combustion of Polymeric Materials	393
27	The Computer Program Roomfire: A Compartment Fire Model Shell	409
28	Upward Flame Spread on Composite Materials	422
29	Protocol for Ignitability, Lateral Flame Spread, and Heat Release Rate Using Lift Apparatus	435
30	Fire Properties of Materials for Model-Based Assessments for Hazards and Protection Needs	450
31	Controlled-Atmosphere Cone Calorimeter	498
32	X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (Electron Spectroscopy for Chemical Analysis) Studies in Flame Retardancy of Polymers	518
33	Thermal Analysis of Fire-Retardant Poly(vinyl chloride) Using Pyrolysis-Chemical Ionization Mass Spectrometry	536
34	Smoke Corrosivity: Technical Issues and Testing	553
35	"Green Products," A Challenge to Flame-Retardant Plastics: Recycling, Marking, Ecolabeling, and Product Take-Back	579
36	Tools Available To Predict Full-Scale Fire Performance of Furniture	593
37	Combustion Behavior of Upholstered Furniture Tested in Europe: Overview of Activities and a Project Description	609
38	Fire-Safe Aircraft Cabin Materials	618
	Author Index	639
	Affiliation Index	640
	Subject Index	640