Recent development on flame retardancy of carbon nanotubes/polymer composites

Besides widely applied as nano-reinforcement filler in polymer system,the flame retardant effects of CNTs on polymers have also been of great interests since CNTs exhibit intrinsic features similarly to graphite,such as heat resistance,heat conductivity and excellent strength-retaining under high temperature.General fabrication methods of CNTs/polymer composites were briefly introduced.Then,the research developments on flame retardant properties of polymer nanocomposites containing CNTs were reviewed.The key points which need further study and directions for future work are given in conclusion remarks.