{"title":"Highly flame retardant and mechanical strong polyurea through synergistic effects of aromatic dianhydride and ammonium polyphosphate","authors":"Hongyang Deng, Lixian Guo, Keping Chen, Ping Zhang, Yewei Xu, Ningning Song, Chunrong Tian, Jianhua Wang, Shuen Liang","doi":"10.1016/j.polymer.2024.127951","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Polyurea (PUA) elastomers have gained increasing attention in both defense and civilian fields due to its remarkable mechanical properties and protective capabilities. However, its high flammability significantly limits its application in many fields. It is challenging to achieve high flame retardant rating and maintain high mechanical properties simultaneously. Synergistic combination of different types of flame retardants is essential for this purpose. Herein we report a highly efficient synergistic combination of 3,3′,4,4′-benzophenonetetracarboxylic dianhydride (BTDA) and ammonium phosphate (APP) for flame retardance of PUA. BTDA contributes to excellent char-forming in solid phase, and APP contributes to radical scavenging in gaseous phase. By incorporating BTDA and APP as additive flame retardants in PUA, the melt dripping in combustion was entirely suppressed, and V-0 rating in UL-94 test was achieved. The heat release rate and the release of smoke and toxic gases were greatly reduced. Meanwhile, the mechanical properties of PUA were maintained very well. The PUA composites with outstanding flame retardancy and mechanical properties may serve as ideal protective materials in a variety of applications.","PeriodicalId":405,"journal":{"name":"Polymer","volume":"41 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.1000,"publicationDate":"2024-12-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Polymer","FirstCategoryId":"92","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2024.127951","RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"POLYMER SCIENCE","Score":null,"Total":0}
Highly flame retardant and mechanical strong polyurea through synergistic effects of aromatic dianhydride and ammonium polyphosphate
Polyurea (PUA) elastomers have gained increasing attention in both defense and civilian fields due to its remarkable mechanical properties and protective capabilities. However, its high flammability significantly limits its application in many fields. It is challenging to achieve high flame retardant rating and maintain high mechanical properties simultaneously. Synergistic combination of different types of flame retardants is essential for this purpose. Herein we report a highly efficient synergistic combination of 3,3′,4,4′-benzophenonetetracarboxylic dianhydride (BTDA) and ammonium phosphate (APP) for flame retardance of PUA. BTDA contributes to excellent char-forming in solid phase, and APP contributes to radical scavenging in gaseous phase. By incorporating BTDA and APP as additive flame retardants in PUA, the melt dripping in combustion was entirely suppressed, and V-0 rating in UL-94 test was achieved. The heat release rate and the release of smoke and toxic gases were greatly reduced. Meanwhile, the mechanical properties of PUA were maintained very well. The PUA composites with outstanding flame retardancy and mechanical properties may serve as ideal protective materials in a variety of applications.
期刊介绍:
Polymer is an interdisciplinary journal dedicated to publishing innovative and significant advances in Polymer Physics, Chemistry and Technology. We welcome submissions on polymer hybrids, nanocomposites, characterisation and self-assembly. Polymer also publishes work on the technological application of polymers in energy and optoelectronics.
The main scope is covered but not limited to the following core areas:
Polymer Materials
Nanocomposites and hybrid nanomaterials
Polymer blends, films, fibres, networks and porous materials
Physical Characterization
Characterisation, modelling and simulation* of molecular and materials properties in bulk, solution, and thin films
Polymer Engineering
Advanced multiscale processing methods
Polymer Synthesis, Modification and Self-assembly
Including designer polymer architectures, mechanisms and kinetics, and supramolecular polymerization
Technological Applications
Polymers for energy generation and storage
Polymer membranes for separation technology
Polymers for opto- and microelectronics.