With the fundamental understanding of how polymers burn and release smoke, as a function of their chemical structure, it becomes possible to understand how flame retardants will / will not affect heat and smoke release for these polymers. All flame retardants fall into three general mechanisms of action: vapor phase, endothermic cooling, and condensed phase. The flame retardant mechanism of action depends upon the polymer decomposition chemistry, as some flame retardants can be strictly vapor phase in one polymer, but may be both vapor and condensed phase in another polymer. This presentation will go through the three mechanisms, connect flame retardant chemical types to these mechanisms, and then explain the fundamentals about how to connect polymer decomposition chemistry to flame retardant mechanism. This presentation will also explain how different flame retardant mechanisms affects heat and smoke release and conclude with the importance of connecting flame retardant choice to end-use regulatory test methods. e materials for meeting building technical performance including fire retardancy for a sustainable future.
Who Should Attend
Research & Development, technical marketing & sales, management from companies representing the supply chain, material scientists, fire safety educators, academia, government authorities and other interested stakeholders.
About the Speaker, Alexander B. Morgan, Ph.D.
Dr. Morgan has almost thirty years of experience in the areas of materials flammability, polymeric material flame retardancy, fire science, fire testing, thermal decomposition chemistry, and fire safety engineering with an emphasis on chemical structure property relationships and fire safe material design. He has helped academic, government, and industrial customers solve their flame retardant and fire safety needs in a wide range of applications. Dr. Morgan is on the editorial review board for Fire and Materials, and is the Editor-in-Chief for the Journal of Fire Science. He is also a member of ASTM, Sigma Xi, International Association of Fire Safety Scientists, National Fire Protection Association, and the American Chemical Society.
Education:
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Ph.D., Chemistry, University of South Carolina, 1998
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B.S., Chemistry, Virginia Military Institute, 1994
Dr. Morgan's current research areas include:
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New Flame Retardant Technology with Reduced Environmental Impact for Electronics, Building Materials
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Battery/Energy Storage Casings, Bedding/Furniture, Wire & Cable, Transportation, Textiles.
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Fire Testing Method Development
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Fire Safety / Survivability for Aircraft and Ground Vehicles
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Materials Development, and Technology Assessment for Additive Manufacturing for Aerospace Applications.
There will be a Q&A session during the webinar session.
