Flame retardation and thermal degradation of flame‐retarded polypropylene composites containing melamine phosphate and pentaerythritol phosphate |
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Authors: | Shun Zhou Zhengzhou Wang Zhou Gui Yuan Hu |
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Affiliation: | State Key Laboratory of Fire Science, University of Science and Technology of China, 96 Jinzai Road, Hefei, Anhui 230026, People's Republic of China |
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Abstract: | The flame retardation of polypropylene (PP) composites containing melamine phosphate (MP) and pentaerythritol phosphate (PEPA) was characterized by limiting oxygen index (LOI) and UL 94. The morphology of the char obtained from the combustion of the composites was studied by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The thermal degradation of the composites was investigated using thermogravimetric (TG) analysis and real‐time Fourier transform infrared (RTFTIR) spectroscopy. It has been found that the PP composites containing only MP do not show good flame retardancy even at 40% additive level. Compared with the PP/MP binary composites, all the LOI values of the PP/MP/PEPA ternary composites at the same additive loading increase, and UL 94 ratings of the ternary composites at suitable MP/PEPA ratios are raised to V‐0 from no rating (PP/MP). The TG and RTFTIR studies indicate that the interaction occurs among MP, PEPA and PP. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. |
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Keywords: | polypropylene intumescent flame retardation melamine phosphate pentaerythritol phosphate real‐time FTIR thermal degradation |
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