Analysis of Flame Retardancy In Polymer Science

Prof. Henri Vahabi received his Ph.D. in Materials Science from the University of Montpellier, France, in 2011. He is currently a Full Professor at the University of Lorraine, France. His research is focused on thermal degradation, flame retardancy of thermosets and thermoplastics, and the development of innovative flame-retardant systems. Prof. Vahabi has authored over 170 articles in ISI-indexed journals and has edited four books. Furthermore, he serves as a committee member of the "Fire Group" within the Chemical Society of France and holds the position of Associate Editor for the Polymers from Renewable Resources journal.Mohammad Reza Saeb is University Professor at the Department of Polymer Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, Gdansk University of Technology. He conceptualizes processing-microstructure-properties-performance interrelationships in polymer blends and nanocomposites. He also visualizes network formation-network degradation correlation in polymer systems by analyzing cure kinetics, thermal degradation kinetics, and flame retardancy. Giulio Malucelli is Professor at the Department of Applied Science and Technology of Politecnico di Torino, Italy. Hisresearch interests include the investigation of structure-property relationships, the fire behavior of textiles modified bysurface-engineered systems, and the design and exploitation of bio-sourced products as effective flame retardants.

• 1. Fundamentals: Flammability, ignition, and fire spread in polymers2. Forced combustion: Cone calorimetry3. Microscale forced combustion: Pyrolysis-combustion flow calorimetry (PCFC)4. Evaluation of gas phase: Mechanisms and analyses5. Evaluation of gas phase: Smoke and toxicity analysis6. Evaluation of condensed phase: Char/residue analysis7. Analysis of fire resistance of materials8. Characterization of high-temperature polymers for extreme environments9. Correlation between laboratory- and real-scale fire analyses10. Fire analysis tests from industrial point of view