scholarly journals Thermal and Flame Retardant Properties of Phosphate-Functionalized Silica/Epoxy Nanocomposites

Materials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (23) ◽  
pp. 5418
Author(s):  
Il Jin Kim ◽  
Jae Wang Ko ◽  
Min Seop Song ◽  
Ji Won Cheon ◽  
Dong Jin Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Stability ◽  
Flame Retardant ◽  
Click Reaction ◽  
Hybrid Nanoparticles ◽  
Functionalized Silica ◽  
Effective Strategy ◽  
Epoxy Nanocomposites ◽  
Multifunctional Additive ◽  
Epoxy Nanocomposite ◽  
Flame Retardant Properties

We report a flame retardant epoxy nanocomposite reinforced with 9,10-dihydro-9-oxa-10-phosphaphenantrene-10-oxide (DOPO)-tethered SiO2 (DOPO-t-SiO2) hybrid nanoparticles (NPs). The DOPO-t-SiO2 NPs were successfully synthesized through surface treatment of SiO2 NPs with (3-glycidyloxypropyl)trimethoxysilane (GPTMS), followed by a click reaction between GPTMS on SiO2 and DOPO. The epoxy nanocomposites with DOPO-t-SiO2 NPs as multifunctional additive exhibited not only high flexural strength and fracture toughness but also excellent flame retardant properties and thermal stability, compared to those of pristine epoxy and epoxy nanocomposites with a single additive of SiO2 or DOPO, respectively. Our approach allows a facile, yet effective strategy to synthesize a functional hybrid additive for developing flame retardant nanocomposites.

Synthesis of novel phosphorus-containing epoxy hardeners and thermal stability and flame-retardant properties of cured products

2012 ◽  
Vol 125 (2) ◽  
pp. 1219-1225 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuan-Qin Xiong ◽  
Xu-Yong Zhang ◽  
Jia Liu ◽  
Ming-Ming Li ◽  
Fei Guo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Stability ◽  
Flame Retardant ◽  
Phosphorus Containing ◽  
Flame Retardant Properties

scholarly journals Functionalization of MXene Nanosheets for Polystyrene towards High Thermal Stability and Flame Retardant Properties

Polymers ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 976 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jing-Yu Si ◽  
Benjamin Tawiah ◽  
Wei-Long Sun ◽  
Bo Lin ◽  
Cheng Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Stability ◽  
Flame Retardant ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Decyltrimethylammonium Bromide ◽  
Cone Calorimeter Test ◽  
Uniform Dispersion ◽  
Flame Retardant Properties ◽  
Octadecyltrimethylammonium Bromide ◽  
Surface Modified ◽  
Long Chain

Fabricating high-performance MXene-based polymer nanocomposites is a huge challenge because of the poor dispersion and interfacial interaction of MXene nanosheets in the polymer matrix. To address the issue, MXene nanosheets were successfully exfoliated and subsequently modified by long-chain cationic agents with different chain lengths, i.e., decyltrimethylammonium bromide (DTAB), octadecyltrimethylammonium bromide (OTAB), and dihexadecyldimethylammonium bromide (DDAB). With the long-chain groups on their surface, modified Ti3C2 (MXene) nanosheets were well dispersed in N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF), resulting in the formation of uniform dispersion and strong interfacial adhesion within a polystyrene (PS) matrix. The thermal stability properties of cationic modified Ti3C2/PS nanocomposites were improved considerably with the temperatures at 5% weight loss increasing by 20 °C for DTAB-Ti3C2/PS, 25 °C for OTAB-Ti3C2/PS and 23 °C for DDAB-Ti3C2/PS, respectively. The modified MXene nanosheets also enhanced the flame-retardant properties of PS. Compared to neat PS, the peak heat release rate (PHRR) was reduced by approximately 26.4%, 21.5% and 20.8% for PS/OTAB-Ti3C2, PS/DDAB-Ti3C2 and PS/DTAB-Ti3C2, respectively. Significant reductions in CO and CO2 productions were also obtained in the cone calorimeter test and generally lower pyrolysis volatile products were recorded by PS/OTAB-Ti3C2 compared to pristine PS. These property enhancements of PS nanocomposites are attributed to the superior dispersion, catalytic and barrier effects of Ti3C2 nanosheets.

scholarly journals Preparation, Characterization, Thermal, and Flame-Retardant Properties of Green Silicon-Containing Epoxy/Functionalized Graphene Nanosheets Composites

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ming-Yuan Shen ◽  
Chen-Feng Kuan ◽  
Hsu-Chiang Kuan ◽  
Chia-Hsun Chen ◽  
Jia-Hong Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Stability ◽  
Flame Retardant ◽  
Graphene Nanosheets ◽  
Sol Gel ◽  
Decomposition Temperature ◽  
Gravimetric Analysis ◽  
Limiting Oxygen Index ◽  
Integral Procedure ◽  
Flame Retardant Properties ◽  
Modified Epoxy

In this investigation, silane was grafted onto the surface of graphene nanosheets (GNSs) through free radical reactions, to form Si-O-Et functional groups that can undergo the sol-gel reaction. To improve the compatibility between the polymer matrix and the fillers, epoxy monomer was modified using a silane coupling agent; then, the functionalized GNSs were added to the modified epoxy to improve the thermal stability and strengthen the flame-retardant character of the composites. High-resolution X-ray photoelectron spectrometry reveals that when the double bonds in VTES are grafted to the surfaces of GNSs. Solid-state 29Si nuclear magnetic resonance presents that the distribution of the signal associated with the T3structure is wide and significant, indicating that the functionalization reaction of the silicone in the modified epoxy and VTES-GNSs increases the network-like character of the structures. Thermal gravimetric analysis, the integral procedure decomposition temperature, and limiting oxygen index demonstrate that the GNSs composites that contained silicon had a higher thermal stability and stronger flame-retardant character than pure epoxy. The dynamic storage modulus of all of the m-GNSs containing composites was significantly higher than that of the control epoxy, and the modulus of the composites increased with the concentration of m-GNSs.

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