FIRE AND POLYMERS

G. L. Nelson, Fire and Polymers Ha rds Identification and Prevention, ACS Symposium Series 425, American Chemical Society, Washington, D.C., 1990. 

Most fires involve the combustion of polymeric materials. Despite the involvement of polymers in fires, there have been no books on current research topics in this area of fire research in some years. Given the importance of fire and polymers as a social issue and the complexity and interest in the relevant basic science, Eli Pearce of Polytechnic University of New York and I cochaired a one-week symposium on fire and polymers. It was the first major symposium held on fire and polymers at an American Chemical Society National Meeting in about five years. 

This book is based on that symposium. It is divided into five sections, designed to capture a representative segment of the latest research on fire and polymers. The book also includes some key contributions not presented at the symposium, all edited and organized for this book. The contributors are major figures in fire research, drawn from not only the United States but also Europe and Israel. 

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