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T. J. Gutiérrez (ed.), Reactive and Functional Polymers Volume Three,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-50457-1_8
Chapter 8
Flame Retardancy of Reactive
and Functional Polymers
H. Vahabi, E. Movahedifar, and M. R. Saeb
Abstract Polymers offer several appealing features, mainly because of their adjustable architecture, but they suffer from low thermal stability and high flammability.
Reactive and functional polymers are known for superior properties compared to
the corresponding pure polymers, but their thermal stability and decomposition
mechanisms have not systematically been addressed in the literature. Typically, different macromolecular natures in these polymer families give rise to a dissimilar
degradation behavior, especially for biodegradable polymers. The additional reactivity resulting from additives or the second polymer in blends and nanocomposites
should also be considered in the stability of the polymers. Taking into account such
complexities, this chapter describes the state of fire behavior of reactive polymers.
Keywords Flame retardant · Polymer degradation · Reactive polymer systems
· Thermal stability
8.1 Introduction
Almost all polymers suffer from low thermal stability and high flammability
compared to traditional materials such as ceramics and metals. However, polymers are increasingly used in many application sectors due to many other
advantages such as corrosion resistance, ease of manufacturing, flexibility,
lightness, low cost, etc. Thus, the high flammability of polymers appears as a
limitation for their development in some applications (building, transport…), i.e.
other words, flammability of polymers is a real problem that causes serious human and economic losses. Generally, there are two different approaches
H. Vahabi (*) M. R. Saeb
Université de Lorraine, CentraleSupélec, LMOPS, Metz, France
e-mail: henri.vahabi@univ-lorraine.fr
E. Movahedifar
Department of Polymer Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology-Mahshahr
Campus, Mahshahr, Iran
© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
T. J. Gutiérrez (ed.), Reactive and Functional Polymers Volume Three,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-50457-1_8
Chapter 8
Flame Retardancy of Reactive
and Functional Polymers
H. Vahabi, E. Movahedifar, and M. R. Saeb
Abstract Polymers offer several appealing features, mainly because of their adjustable architecture, but they suffer from low thermal stability and high flammability.
Reactive and functional polymers are known for superior properties compared to
the corresponding pure polymers, but their thermal stability and decomposition
mechanisms have not systematically been addressed in the literature. Typically, different macromolecular natures in these polymer families give rise to a dissimilar
degradation behavior, especially for biodegradable polymers. The additional reactivity resulting from additives or the second polymer in blends and nanocomposites
should also be considered in the stability of the polymers. Taking into account such
complexities, this chapter describes the state of fire behavior of reactive polymers.
Keywords Flame retardant · Polymer degradation · Reactive polymer systems
· Thermal stability
8.1 Introduction
Almost all polymers suffer from low thermal stability and high flammability
compared to traditional materials such as ceramics and metals. However, polymers are increasingly used in many application sectors due to many other
advantages such as corrosion resistance, ease of manufacturing, flexibility,
lightness, low cost, etc. Thus, the high flammability of polymers appears as a
limitation for their development in some applications (building, transport…), i.e.
other words, flammability of polymers is a real problem that causes serious human and economic losses. Generally, there are two different approaches
H. Vahabi (*) M. R. Saeb
Université de Lorraine, CentraleSupélec, LMOPS, Metz, France
e-mail: henri.vahabi@univ-lorraine.fr
E. Movahedifar
Department of Polymer Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology-Mahshahr
Campus, Mahshahr, Iran