Two-Dimensional Nanomaterials for Fire-Safe Polymers

Yuan Hu, PhD, is the Director of the Institute of Fire-Safe Materials, University of Science and Technology of China (USTC). He earned a PhD at USTC in 1997. Prof. Hu has performed research on fire-safe materials for more than 30 years. His main research areas include polymer/inorganic compound nanocomposites, new flame retardants and their flame-retardant polymers, synthesis and properties of inorganic nanomaterials, combustion and decomposition mechanism of polymers. Prof. Hu has published more than 600 SCI papers (citations 30,000, H index = 98) in research areas covering the range of fire safety of polymer materials and has obtained over 70 invention patents. He was also awarded the Second Prize of the National Natural Science Award by the Chinese Government (2017).Xin Wang, PhD, is an Associate Professor at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC). He earned a PhD in safety science and engineering at USTC in 2013. His research interests focus on the synthesis and application of bio-based flame retardants and the preparation of layered nanomaterials and their use in fire-safe polymer composites. He has authored or co-authored more than 180 SCI-indexed papers in peer-reviewed international journals, 6 book chapters, and 2 monographs in this field. He was also awarded the Second Prize of the National Natural Science Award by the Chinese Government (2017).

• 1. Introduction to 2D Nanomaterials for Fire Safety of Polymers. 2. Influence of the Size and Dispersion State of Two-Dimensional Nanomaterials on the Fire Safety of Polymers. 3. Synthesis and Characterization of Flame Retardant Polymer/Clay Nanocomposites. 4. Application of Layered Double Hydroxides in Fire-Safe Polymers. 5. Polymer/MXene Composites with Enhanced Fire-Safe Characteristics. 6. Graphene(oxide) and Its Hybrid Materials for Fire-Safe Polymers. 7. Two-Dimensional Graphitic Carbon Nitride for Reducing Fire Hazards of Polymer Composites. 8. Layered Boron Nitride Derived Flame Retardants for Fire-Safe Polymeric Materials. 9. Molybdenum Disulphide/Polymer Composites for Fire Safety Applications. 10. Black Phosphorus and Its Derivatives as a Novel Class of Flame Retardants for Fire-Safe Polymers. 11. Layer-by-Layer Assembly of 2D Nanomaterials into Flame-Retardant Coatings for Fire-Safe Polymers. 12. Challenges and Perspectives of Two-Dimensional Nanomaterials for Fire-Safe Polymers.