Inherent flame retardation of bio-based poly(lactic acid) by incorporating phosphorus linked pendent group into the backbone

The molecular design for inherently flame-retardant poly(lactic acid) (IFR-PLA) was outlined and achieved by chemically incorporating an effective organophophorus-type flame retardant (FR) into the PLA backbone via the chain extension of the dihydroxyl-terminated prepolymer with 1, 6-hexamethylene diisocyanate (HDI). The structure of IFR-PLA was characterized by ¹H- and ³¹P-nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. IFR-PLA was further blended with the commercial PLA to prepare flame retardant PLA blends (PLA-FR blend). The relevant properties of IFR-PLA and PLA-FR blends were evaluated by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA), limiting oxygen index (LOI) measurements and UL-94 tests. The thermal analysis revealed that the char yield of IFR-PLA and PLA-FR blend above 400 °C was greatly enhanced compared to that of pure PLA. The LOI value was significantly improved from 19 for pure PLA to 29 when 1 wt% of phosphorus content was introduced and all IFR-PLA samples achieved V-0 rating in the UL-94 tests. PLA-FR blends had an LOI value of 25-26 and UL-94 V-2 rating at 20 wt% of IFR-PLA content. The tensile strength of all the FR PLA systems was ca. 60 MPa. The method used in this study provided a novel route to permanently flame retard PLA.     

HDI作为扩链剂合成含PLLA和PBS链段的聚酯氨酯

以数均分子量为6350g/mol端羟基聚L-乳酸(PLLA-OH)与10500g/mol端羟基聚丁二酸丁二酯(PBS-OH)为预聚物,六亚甲基二异氰酸酯(HDI)为扩链剂,通过熔融反应制备了分子量高达30×104g/mol的可完全生物降解聚酯氨酯(PEU).研究了异氰酸根(NCO)与羟基比例对扩链反应的影响.结果表明,当[NCO]/[OH]=1∶1时,扩链效果最好,PEU分子量最大;PEU分子量随着预聚物中PBS含量增大而提高.通过核磁共振谱(1H-NMR)确定了PEU的结构与组成,并对聚酯氨酯进行了凝胶渗透色谱(GPC)、差示扫描量热(DSC)、热重分析(TGA)以及拉伸性能测试.DSC结果显示,扩链后PEU的结晶主要由PBS链段产生,而PLLA链段几乎不结晶;TGA结果表明,PEU的热降解分两步进行,第一步为PEU中PLLA链段的热降解,第二段为其中PBS链段的降解;拉伸测试结果表明,PBS与PLLA的共聚能够制备拉伸强度与断裂伸长率优异的聚合物材料.     

扩链法制备高分子量聚对二氧环己酮的研究

以辛酸亚锡为催化剂对对二氧环己酮单体(PDO)开环聚合合成聚对二氧环己酮(PPDO),在聚合的后期,用1,6-六亚甲基二异氰酸酯(HDI)为扩链剂进行扩链反应.研究了扩链剂用量对扩链反应的影响,加入相对于PPDO用量的0.78 wt%的HDI就能得到粘均分子量为2.35×105的PPDO.在分子量相近的情况下,扩链后产物的热稳定性和玻璃化转变温度均比未扩链的高,扩链前后的晶型没有发生变化,但结晶度大幅度降低,拉伸性能变化不大.