Recent Advances in Flame Retardancy of Polymeric Materials

Abstract

The Seventh Annual Conference on Flame Retardancy was held in International Plaza Hotel in Stamford, Connecticut, USA on May 20-22, 1996, As before it was organized and sponsored by Business Communications Company (BCC). Scientists from 15 countries (USA, Canada, Germany, Israel, Russia, Belorussia, Italy, UK, China, Taiwan, Japan, France, South Korea, Sweden, Ireland) contributed in the conference. The meeting was aimed to: - Create a forum for introducing new technological achievements and development in the field of flame retardancy - Review the current state of science and technology in FR - Review in applications and markets for FR products - Present recent devolopment in local and global standardization and in testing technology - Discuss toxicity and environmental issues - Provide a unique opportunity for newcomers to FR research technology and marketing to become acquainted with the FR field in all its aspects - Discuss halogen-based and non-halogen-based flame retardant chemicals, synergism, intumescence, FR mechanism, modeling, flame parameters, inherently FR polymers and polymer blends. 35 plenary lectures were presented at the conference which also included 2 Poster sessions and Exhibition of industrial chemical additives for polymers, reducing flammability of materials. Several leading US companies demonstrated their promotion in the exhibition. The work was organized in 6 sessions. The meeting was opened with remarks of Prof. Menachem Lewin (Polymer Research Institute at Brooklyn Polytechnic University, New York, USA), who emphasised the present interest of science and practice of the aforesaid problems.