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Plastics: Their Behaviour in Fires (Volume 6)
Author(s): H. Macskásy (Author), Gyula Palyi (Author)
- Publisher: Elsevier Science Ltd
- Publication Date: 12 July 1991
- Language: English
- Print length: 442 pages
- ISBN-10: 0444987665
- ISBN-13: 9780444987662
Book Description
Presented here in detail is a number of generally accepted, standardised inflammability tests. A comprehensive survey of ISO, IEC, ASTN, VL, BS and DIN is given and other standards are also mentioned. The testing of materials, products and full-scale model-testing are described. Furthermore, the book describes methods for reducing the inflammability of plastics, various techniques for fires involving plastics and fire regulations.
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Review
This is a comprehensive and worthy book on the subject which deserves regular reference in designing new macromolecular products.Chemistry and Industry
About the Author
Dr. Pályi is a Professor (Retired) of Chemistry of the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia (Modena, Italy) and member of the (Italian) National Academy of Science as well as other Academies. He has authored and edited 5 books on chemistry, patents, and 250 publications cited more than 2000 times by other authors. He has been the chief organizer of the International Symposia on Biological Chirality (since 1998) and of the International Symposia on the Soai Reaction (since 2008).
