22nd Annual Conference on Recent Advances in Flame Retardancy of Polymeric Materials 2011

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1 22nd Annual Conference on Recent Advances in Flame Retardancy of Polymeric Materials 2011 Stamford, Connecticut, USA May 2011 ISBN:

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3 TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION I Session 1 Guenter Beyer Session Chairman, Kabelwerk Characterizing Particle Emissions from Burning Polymer NanoComposites Marc Nyden, Nasir Uddin Physical Behavior and Container Pressurization During Thermal Decomposition of Polyurethane Foams K.L. Erickson, Sandia National Laboratories Review of Recent Advances on the use of Silicon-Based Flame Retardants Kelvin Shen, Rio Tinto Materials Section I Session 2 Kelvin Shen, Session Chairman, Rio Tinto Minerals Applied Research in Fire Retardant Materials- Academic Industrial Interface Dr. Gillian Smart, University of Bolton New Dust Free and Sustainable Polymeric Flame Retardant Systems Pierre Georlette, ICL-IP On the Uncertainty and Complexity in Model of Polymer Ignition Nicolas Bal, University of Edinburgh Mechanisms of Migration of Flame Retardant Additives and Anoparticles in Polymeric Matrices by Experimental Methods and by Computational Modeling David Alperstein, Braude College, Israel SECTION II Session 3 Richard Lyon, Session Chairman, FAA New Class of Brominated Polymeric Flame Retardants Mark Beach, Dow Chemical Reactive versus Polymeric Phosphorus Flame retardants in Epoxy Resins Manfred Doering, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Impact of the Incorporation of Nitrogen into Phosphorus Flame Retardant Styrene Monomers

4 Adina Dumitrascu, Central Michigan University Organic and Inorganic Intumescent coatings for the Fire Protection of Materials Sophie Duquesne, Universite Lille SECTION II Session 4 Chuck Wilkie, Session Chairman, Marquette University Design of Non-Halogen Flame Retardants Based on a Renewable Biomaterial Bob Howell, Central Michigan University Halogen Free Flame Retardant PU via Synergistic Flame Retardant Approach Feng Yang, Florida Institute of Technology SECTION III Session 5 Alexander Morgan, Session Chairman, University of Dayton The Flame Retardant Biodegradable Nanocomposites Using Biocompatibilizers Miriam Rafailovich, UNY Stonybrook The Source of Variability in the Burning Behavior of Poly(Aryl-Ether-Ether-Ketone) (PEEK) in a Cone Calorimeter Richard Lyon, FAA Recent Advances in Nanocomposites in Flame Retardancy Chuck Wilkie, Marquette University SECTION III Session 6 Bob Howell, Session Chairman, Central Michigan University Possasynergist for Epoxy Resin: Mechanism of Action Gaelle Fontaine, ISP/UMET Investigation of Fire and Thermal Behavior of Intumescent Coatings with Nano-Fillers Hao Jianwei, Beijing Institute of Technology Flammability of Thermoplastic Polymer and Vapor Grown Carbon Nanofiber Nanocomposites Alexander Morgan, University of Dayton

5 SECTION III Session 7 Manfred Doering, Session Chairman, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Silicone-based Coatings for Reaction and Resistance to Fire of Polymeric Materials Serge Bourbigot, ISP/UMET Mesoporous Silicate particles as Fire Retardants in Plastics Thomas Pinnavaia, Michigan State University, InPore Technologies Polycarbonate Composites Flame Retarded by Poly(phenylsilsesquioxane) PPSQ Yunyun Jiang/Rongjie Yang, Beijing Institute of Technology Flammability of Polymers and Molecular Structure: Study of Phosphonate Functions Using Microscale Combusion Calorimeter Rodolphe Sonnier, Institut Charles Gerhardt UMR SECTION IV Session 8 Marcelo Hirshler, Session Chairman, GBH International Progress with NanoComposites & Solutions for Security Cables Gunter Beyer, Kabelwerk Challenging New Applications for Flame Retardant Formulation J.W. Mitchell, Rhodia Engineering Plastics Thermal Decomposition and Flame Retardancy of Flexible Polyurethane Foams Sabyaschi Gaan, EMPA Swiss Federal Laboratories SECTION IV Session 9 Serge Bourbigot, Session Chairman, Universite Lille Flame Retardancy Mechanisms and Performance of a Halogen-Free Phosphorus Polyester in PBT Sven Brehme, BAM Federal Institute Recent Activities in Flame Retardancy of Wood-Plastic Composites Robert White, USDA Forest Service Thermal Evolution of NanoComposites when Nanoparticles are Effective in Polymer Fire Retardancy Alberto Fina, Politecnico di Torino

6 SECTION V BEGINS Fire Testing and the European Construction Products Tim Earl, GBH International Interior Finish Fire Testing in US Codes and EC Directives Marcelo Hirschler, GBH International