Inorganic Polymers Problems and Prospects

In spite of such wide-ranging applications and ubiquitous presence carbon-based polymeric materials probably do not have the capability to fulfill all the demands and needs of new applications [2]. For example, many organic pol5miers are not suitable for applications at extreme temperatures. Typically, at very low temperatures they become very brittle while at high temperatures they are oxidatively degraded. Also, most organic polymers are a fire hazard because of their excellent flammability properties. Most often it is required to blend fire-retardant additives to organic polymers to make them less hazardous with respect to inflammability. Another impor- 

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