1. Synergistic effect of layered melamine-phytate and intumescent flame retardant on enhancing fire safety of polypropylene.
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Zhan, Yuanyuan, Yuan, Bihe, and Shang, Sheng
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FIREPROOFING agents , *FIRE prevention , *FIRE testing , *POLYPROPYLENE , *RAMAN spectroscopy , *PHYTIC acid , *SPECTRUM analysis , *PHYTASES - Abstract
The possibility of layered melamine-phytate (MEL-PA) as an efficient synergist for intumescent flame retardant (IFR) is explored. The synergistic effects of MEL-PA on polypropylene (PP)/IFR composites are investigated in terms of flammability tests and combustion under forced-flaming condition. The addition of MEL-PA can effectively improve limited oxygen index (LOI) of PP composites. When 2 mass% MEL-PA is incorporated, the LOI value is enhanced from 33.0 to 35.1%. In addition, fire-retardant performance is increased with the addition of MEL-PA. The heat and smoke releases of PP/IFR are greatly reduced by MEL-PA. When IFR is partially replaced by 0.5, 1.0 and 2.0 mass% MEL-PA, total smoke production values are decreased by 27.2%, 34.8% and 57.6%, respectively. Raman spectra analysis indicates that the adding of MEL-PA results in higher graphitization degree of char layer. This work proves that MEL-PA and IFR have a good synergistic effect on flame-retardant PP. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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