Flame-Retardant Polymer Composites, 3rd Edition
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Composites and Nanocomposites".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2026 | Viewed by 708
Special Issue Editors
Interests: flame retardancy; polymers; mineral fillers; additive manufacturing; polymer composites
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Interests: flame retardancy; fire behavior; thermal degradation of polymers
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Polymer composites are extensively employed in various industrial applications, such as transport, wind energy production, aerospace, defense and electronics, among others. Moreover, these materials are often associated with fire hazards, limiting their utilization in some industries, such as transport and defense. Therefore, the flammability of composites must be evaluated and, if required, flame retardants, nanofillers, inorganic particles or other additives should be employed in order to enhance their fire behavior.
Flame-retarded polymer composites can be obtained via various processing routes, such as injection molding, thermo compression or additive manufacturing (AM). Recently, the utilization of AM has expanded the applicative potential of polymer composites because it enables the production of extremely complex parts. However, some composites are not suitable for AM due to the specificities of these technologies. Furthermore, some additives are prone to affecting the functional properties of the composites, regardless of the processing route. Thus, composites and additives should be carefully selected in order to avoid problems during processing, and effective flame-retardant systems should be chosen or developed in order to meet the requirements of the new applications.
Hence, this Special Issue aims to identify the most recent scientific advancements in the flame retardancy of polymer composites processed through various routes, as well developments in the characterization of the flame retardancy mechanism.
Dr. Marcos Batistella
Prof. Dr. Laurent Ferry
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- polymer composites
- fire behavior
- additive manufacturing
- injection molding
- thermocompression
- flame retardancy
- inorganic fillers
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