Jiahao Duan , Yanan Hou , Xiaodong Qian , Congling Shi , Mei Wan , Hongqing Zhu , Houwang Wang
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Abstract
This study, grounded in sustainable development strategies, developed a shell-core flame retardant by coating ammonium polyphosphate (APP) with multiple layers of polyelectrolytes composed of chitosan (CS) and silicon dioxide (SiO2) through electrostatic interactions. The entire preparation process did not involve any organic solvents. The resulting APP@CS@SiO2-nBL (where “BL” denotes a bilayer structure of CS and SiO2, and “n” indicates the number of bilayers, ranging from 1 to 4) significantly enhanced the flame-resistant property of thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU). The TPU composite encompassing 20 wt% APP@CS@SiO2-4BL exhibited excellent thermal stability, where the maximum thermal decomposition rate declined by 21 % and the char residue elevated to 33.37 wt%. Additionally, this composite demonstrated superior performance in heat suppression and smoke reduction: the peak heat release rate, total heat release, peak smoke production rate, and total smoke release decreased 65 %, 86 %, 84 %, and 91 %, respectively, versus pure TPU. These enhanced properties relied on the multiple synergistic effects among APP, CS, and SiO2.
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