Aminotrimethylene phosphonic acid and 1,10-diaminodecane modified ammonium polyphosphate for polypropylene composites with satisfactory flame retardancy and mechanical properties while maintaining transparency
Xinyu Chen , Pengyu Wang , Shuang Qiu , Xiaowei Su , Jun Sun , Xiaoyu Gu , Hanwei Wang , Sheng Zhang
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Abstract
Ammonium polyphosphate (APP) is a halogen-free flame retardant with good thermal stability and char-forming ability. However, APP often leads to interface incompatibility, reducing the strength and transparency of the polymer. In this study, a surface modification strategy has been designed and applied in APP to address these challenges. APP is modified with aminotrimethylene phosphonic acid (ATMP) and long-chain alkane 1,10-diaminodecane (DAD) to obtain APP-DA. The prepared APP-DA is then introduced into polypropylene (PP) through melt blending. The flammability tests demonstrate that the APP-DA greatly enhances the fire resistance of PP. Compared with the control PP, the incorporation of 25 wt.% APP-DA into PP increases the limiting oxygen index (LOI) value to 26.7 %, achieves a UL-94 V-0 rating. In addition, the peak heat release rate (pHRR) and the smoke release rate (SPR) are decreased by 66.2 % and 40.0 %, respectively. Moreover, the presence of APP-DA increases the mechanical properties and maintains good transparency. Compared with PP, the impact strength of PP/APP-DA (25 %) sample increases by 19.6 %, and the transparency retains 91.2 %. This APP surface modification strategy offers a practical method for preparing PP composites to meet industrial application requirements.
期刊介绍:
Polymer Degradation and Stability deals with the degradation reactions and their control which are a major preoccupation of practitioners of the many and diverse aspects of modern polymer technology.
Deteriorative reactions occur during processing, when polymers are subjected to heat, oxygen and mechanical stress, and during the useful life of the materials when oxygen and sunlight are the most important degradative agencies. In more specialised applications, degradation may be induced by high energy radiation, ozone, atmospheric pollutants, mechanical stress, biological action, hydrolysis and many other influences. The mechanisms of these reactions and stabilisation processes must be understood if the technology and application of polymers are to continue to advance. The reporting of investigations of this kind is therefore a major function of this journal.
However there are also new developments in polymer technology in which degradation processes find positive applications. For example, photodegradable plastics are now available, the recycling of polymeric products will become increasingly important, degradation and combustion studies are involved in the definition of the fire hazards which are associated with polymeric materials and the microelectronics industry is vitally dependent upon polymer degradation in the manufacture of its circuitry. Polymer properties may also be improved by processes like curing and grafting, the chemistry of which can be closely related to that which causes physical deterioration in other circumstances.