TY - BOOK ID - 77907705 TI - Flame retardants for plastics market report AU - Dufton, P. W AU - Rapra Technology Limited. PY - 2003 SN - 1281775061 9786611775063 1847351603 9781847351609 9781281775061 9781859573853 1859573851 PB - Shawbury, Shrewsbury, Shropshire Rapra Technology Ltd. DB - UniCat KW - Market surveys. KW - Fire resistant plastics. KW - Plastics KW - Plastic materials KW - Plastic products KW - Polymers KW - Synthetic products KW - Condensation products (Chemistry) KW - Elastomers KW - Plasticity KW - Flame retardant plastics KW - Fire resistant materials KW - Fireproofing KW - Retail trading areas KW - Advertising KW - Consumption (Economics) KW - Economic surveys KW - Marketing research KW - Advertising campaigns KW - Consumer behavior KW - Public opinion polls KW - Safety measures. KW - Surveys KW - Market surveys KW - Fire resistant plastics KW - Plastics - Safety measures UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77907705 AB - Plastics materials are used in large volumes in major applications such as buildings, vehicles and electronic appliances. In each of these areas fire safety is critical. Hence flame retardants have been developed to improve the properties of plastics under the different conditions of processing and use. Flame retardants can act in a variety of ways: by raising the ignition temperature, reducing the rate of burning, reducing flame spread and reducing smoke generation. There are various test methods in use to quantify the effectiveness of different flame retardants and these are described here. ER -