Effects of carbon nanotubes on thermal stability and flame retardancy of intumescent flame retarded PP
作者：Du BX*, Fang ZP
關鍵字：Flame retardant, Carbon nanotubes, intumescent flame retardant, PP
論文來源：期刊
具體來源：Polym. Degrad. Stabil., 2011.10, 96: 1725-1731
發表時間：2011年
Flame retardant mixtures of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and intumescent flame retardant (IFR) were embedded in polypropylene (PP) to investigate what will happen if the additives exhibit two different flame retardation mechanisms. TEM tests showed that CNTs dispersed homogenously in PP matrix without any visible agglomeration. The effects of CNTs on thermal stability and flammability of PP were investigated by thermogravimetry (TG) and cone calorimetry tests, respectively. Results indicated that the introduction of CNTs only enhanced thermal stability of materials in a certain temperature range, but caused a severe deterioration of flame retardancy due to the interaction of the network structure and the intumescent carbonaceous char. Furthermore, conditions for an intumescent flame retardation system to behave with high efficiency were also discussed by a secondary combustion test.