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Selected Papers from the 16th European Meeting on Fire Retardant Polymeric Materials
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue of Polymers is devoted to the “16th European Meeting on Fire Retardant Polymeric Materials", hosted by The University of Bolton and University of Central Lancashire (UCLan). This Issue will include papers reporting the most recent advances on fire retardancy of polymers and composite materials. As the Guest Editors, we would like to invite you to submit your unpublished and original research relevant to this topic. Please note that there will be a 50% reduction on the Article Processing Charge (APC) for this Special issue (i.e., 700 CHF—Swiss Francs).
Prof. T. Richard Hull
Prof. Baljinder Kandola
Prof. John Ebdon
Dr. Anna A. Stec
Prof. A. Richard Horrocks
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- New Developments in Fire Retardants
- Fire Retardant Mechanisms
- New Developments in Fire Retardant Coatings and Textiles
- Biobased Fire Retardant Materials
- Fire Retardants and the Environment
- Testing, Characterization and Modelling
- Fiber-Reinforced Composites
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