Synergistic Flame Retardant Effects of Carbon Nanotube-Based Multilayer Nanocoatings

In an effort to develop highly functionalized flame retardant materials, hybrid nanocoatings are prepared by alternately depositing a positively charged polyaniline (PANi) and negatively charged montmorillonite (MMT) using the layer-by-layer (LbL) assembly technique. Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are employed in polymer nanocomposites as effective reinforcement, where nanotubes are stabilized in MMT aqueous solution. The 3D structure and high density of CNTs deposited in the PANi/CNTs-MMT multilayers produce thicker and heavier coatings in comparison to the LbL assemblies without CNTs. Vertical and horizontal flame testing show that the incorporation of CNTs improves fire resistance. Additionally, cone calorimetry reveals that stacking two nanomaterials (MMT and CNTs) in a single coating shows a significant reduction in peak heat release rate (up to 51%), total smoke release (up to 47%), and total heat release (up to 37%) for the polyurethane foam. The enhancement of flame retardancy is attributed to a synergistic effect; MMT serves as a physical barrier that retards the diffusion of heat and gas. The addition of CNTs strengthens the thermal stability and high char yield. These results, coupled with the simplicity with which the LbL deposition is applied, present a viable alternative to halogen-free flame retardant nanocoatings to natural and synthetic fibers.     

Bioderived Bilayer Shell Modification β-FeOOH Nanorods via Self-Assembly Technique as Sustainable Flame Retardants for Enhancing Flame Retardancy of Epoxy Resin

The design and application of bioderived flame retardants have been widely conducted to meet the concept of green and sustainable development. Here, self-assembly technique is used to prepare core–shell bioderived additives by using β-FeOOH as the core and polydopamine (PDA)/tannic acid (TA) bilayer as the shell, following adsorption of nickel ions to enhance the thermal stability, flame retardancy, and mechanical properties of epoxy resin (EP). The molecular structure of biobased resources is rich in hydroxyl groups and carbon content, which can be dehydrated and carbonized during combustion and promote the formation of robust protective char layer. With the addition of 5 wt% β-FeOOH@PTNi, the EP composites can pass V-0 rating in the UL-94 test. The peak heat release rate and total heat release decrease by 28.4% and 17.4% compared with pure EP. The bioderived nanorods can capture the oxygen free radicals, contributing to flame retarding in gaseous phase. Thus, the release of high-toxic CO and flammable gaseous is significantly suppressed. Besides, the storage modulus of EP composites increases by 16.0% with the addition of 5% β-FeOOH@PTNi compared with pure EP. This work provides a sustainable methodology for the design of bioderived flame retardants for EP.     

Effect of Bio-Based Cobalt Alginate on the Fire Safety and Mechanical Properties for Epoxy Resin

There is a growing demand to develop epoxy resins (EP) with smoke suppression as well as satisfactory flame retardancy. Herein, bio-based cobalt alginate is successfully fabricated and incorporated into EP to prepare EP/Cobalt Alginate composites with better fire safety performance. The addition of cobalt alginate reduces the thermal-decomposition rate, temperature at maximum weight-loss rate of EP, whereas obviously improves the thermal stabilities at a higher temperature range. Furthermore, the addition of cobalt alginate substantially reduces the fire hazard of EP, resulting in 56.2% reduction in peak heat release rate, as well as 17.8% and 56.3% reduction in total smoke production and peak smoke production rate, respectively, compared with EP matrix. Moreover, the presence of cobalt alginate increases smoke-suppressant properties, according to the smoke density test. Additionally, the incorporation of cobalt alginate has no obviously destructive effect on the mechanical properties of EP, while EP/Cobalt Alginate-3 exhibits a 27.0% improvement in impact strength. In prospective, this study may provide a significant method for producing eco-friendly flame retardant EP.     

Al/Cu管异种材料火焰钎焊连接

采用火焰钎焊技术，实现了Al/Cu管异种材料的中温钎焊连接。所采用的改进型的CsF-AlF3钎剂Si粉含量在1％时，钎焊接头的抗裂性能最好。本试验所采用的钎剂具有熔点低、免清洗、无腐蚀、钎剂活性佳和接头抗裂性能好等优点，该技术达到了国内领先水平。     

磷氮阻燃腈纶结构性能及阻燃机理研究

研究了含磷酸二氢铵和脲复合阻燃剂的共混阻燃腈纶的结构和性能。研究表明，在纤维成形加工过程中，部分阻燃剂聚合生成聚磷酸铵和聚脲，阻燃剂以微粒状均匀分散并包埋在纤维内部；阻燃剂的加入使纤维高序区大分子间等距离排列的规整性和片状结构单元等距离平行排列的程度降低，热稳定性亦略有下降；但纤维的宏形态结构及物理机械性能没有明显变化；磷氮阻燃腈纶具有良好的阻燃性和阻燃耐久性，经碱洗２０次、水洗３０次后，阻燃剂的磷和氮的保留率分别高达８２．９％和８９．５％，纤维的ＬＯＩ值仍在２６％以上。     

Unsteady extinction mechanism of nonpremixed flame interacting with a vortex

The extinction mechanism of a CH₄/N₂-air counterflow nonpremixed flame interacting with a single vortex was numerically studied. An augmented reduced mechanism was used to treat the CH₄ oxidation reactions. The contribution of each term in the energy and the OH species equations were evaluated to investigate the unsteady extinction mechanism of nonpremixed flame. The flame temperature began to decrease due to the convection heat loss when the flame interacted with a vortex. The investigation of the radical behavior during the flame-vortex interaction process also provided useful information on the unsteady extinction mechanism. The OH radical concentration could be used as a good tracer of the state of the unsteady extinction of nonpremixed flame. The reduction mechanism of OH concentration was confirmed by analyzing the contribution of each term in the OH species equation. At initial stage of flame-vortex interaction, the OH production and consumption rates increased gradually, while the OH concentration was kept nearly constant. Near the extinction limit, the OH production rate decreased rapidly due to the low flame temperature, and the balance between the OH production and OH consumption by diffusion could not be maintained. The unsteady nonpremixed flame interacting with a vortex under the conditions of regime (V) shown in the spectral combustion diagram [Thévenin, D., Renard, P.H., Fiechtner, G.J., Gord, J.R., Rolon, J.C., 2000. Regimes of non-premixed flame-vortex interactions. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute 28, 2101-2108.] was finally extinguished due to low reactivity, which was induced by the low flame temperature.     

二甲醚火焰传播速度的实验测定

二甲醚被誉为21世纪的绿色燃料，是目前理想的内燃机与民用替代燃料．为了获得二甲醚应用的重要基础参数——火焰传播速度，在定容球弹法、本生火焰法和平面火焰法作出比较分析后，采用本生火焰法实验测定了二甲醚火焰的传播速度．得出了二甲醚火焰传播速度与一次空气系数的关系曲线，并且在一次空气系数约为0．85处，二甲醚火焰传播速度的峰值为0．48m／s．     

IFR-2000阻燃聚丙烯热性能研究

研究了用无卤膨胀型阻燃剂IFR-2000作阻燃剂的阻燃聚丙烯的热性能和阻燃性能。     

火焰原子吸收光谱法测定苋菜中8种矿物元素

用空气-乙炔火焰原子吸收光谱法对苋菜中钾、钙、镁、铁、锌、铜、锰、铅8种矿物元素进行了测定,对样品前处理方法、酸度、共存元素干扰及元素线性范围进行了实验。在选定的实验条件下,可以用火焰原子吸收光谱法对苋菜中8种元素进行分别测定,互不干扰。方法的相对标准偏差为0.08%~3.17%(n=5),加标回收率为91.5%~102%。     

Different effects of tri(acryloyloxyethyl) phosphate on the thermal degradation of photopolymerized epoxy acrylate and polyurethane acrylate films

Tri(acryloyloxyethyl) phosphate (TAEP) was blended in different ratios with epoxy acrylate EB600 and polyurethane acrylate EB270 to obtain a series of UV curable flame retardant resins. The thermal degradation mechanisms of their cured films in air were studied by thermogravimetric analysis, in situ Fourier‐transform infrared spectroscopy, and direct pyrolysis/mass spectrometry measurements. The results showed that the phosphate group in TAEP first degraded to form poly(phosphoric acid) before the degradation of EB600. Then, the formed poly(phosphoric acid) effectively promoted the conversion of EB600 to form char, which prevented the sample from further burning. However, urethane group in EB270 degraded simultaneously with phosphate group in TAEP, leading to not effectively increase the conversion of EB270 to char during the thermal degradation. It was thus found that the addition of TAEP more effectively improved the thermal stability, flame retardance, and the char yield during combustion of EB600 than those of EB270. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 99: 3130–3137, 2006