Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
5 years ago

Hyperbranched Polyurea as Charring Agent for Simultaneously Improving Flame Retardancy and Mechanical Properties of Ammonium Polyphosphate/Polypropylene Composites

Hyperbranched Polyurea as Charring Agent for Simultaneously Improving Flame Retardancy and Mechanical Properties of Ammonium Polyphosphate/Polypropylene Composites
Qing Jin, Hong Yan, Naien Zhang, Weijuan Ge, Zhilei Zhao
A novel hyperbranched charring agent containing s-triazine, diphenylmethane and urea groups (HBPU) was synthesized from melamine and 4,4′-diphenylmethane diisocyanate, which is hydrophobic and thermally stable at high temperature (residual weight being 40% at 800 °C). HBPU and ammonium polyphosphate (APP) are synergistic for the improvement of flame retardancy and smoke suppression of polypropylene (PP). With the addition of 30% of APP and HBPU (2:1 or 3:1), PP composites could reach V-0 rating at UL-94 test, and their peak heat release rates (PHRR) were reduced by 78.6% and 81.3%, respectively. HBPU also improved the compatibility of APP with the PP matrix with a result of enhanced mechanical properties. In this intumescent flame retardant system, HBPU served as carbonization and blowing agents simultaneously. In addition, the interaction of HBPU and APP as well as their mechanism of flame retardation were deeply discussed.

Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.7b01896

DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.7b01896

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