Citation

Weil ED, Choudhary V. J. Fire Sci. 1995; 13(2): 104-126.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1995, SAGE Publishing)

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Abstract

Melamine has shown broad utility as a flame retardant in plastics although its commercial use to date as a flame retardant additive has been principally in coatings and flexible methane foams. Its mode of action appears to involve endothermic sublimation and vapor-phase dissociation, but it also undergoes conversion to non-volatile products and ammonia. Combinations of melamine with other flame retardants of all types have been reported as having advantageous performance. The present review covers the patent and non-patent literature with 130 references.