Synthesis, characterization, flame retardance and thermal properties of halogen-free expandable graphite/PMMA composites prepared from sol-gel method |
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Authors: | Chen-Feng Kuan Chia-Hsun Chen Hsu-Chiang Kuan |
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Institution: | a Department of Chemical Engineering, Far East University, Tainan 744, Taiwan b Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan c Department of Industrial Safety and Health, Hung-Kuang University, 34, Chung-Chie Road, Sha Lu, Taichung 433, Taiwan |
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Abstract: | In this work, silane was grafted on expandable graphite via a free-radical reaction. The modified expandable graphite has an -OEt functional group which reacts with TEOS and PMMA that was modified via a sol-gel reaction using a coupling agent that contains silicon. Synergism between silicon flame retardant and expandable graphite increased the flame retardance of the materials. Expandable graphite was functionalized using a coupling agent to increase the interactive force between the organic and inorganic phases. It enhanced the thermal stability of the composites. SEM was adopted to observe the morphology of the composites, and the behavior associated with expansion after the materials had been burned is elucidated. LOI, TGA and IPDT were employed to calculate the flame retardance and thermal stability. The results indicate that the composites are halogen-free flame retardant organic/inorganic composites. Two methods for elucidating the kinetics of thermal degradation were utilized to measure the activation energy when the composites degraded in the high-temperature atmosphere. |
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Keywords: | Synergism Thermal properties Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) Sol-gel method |
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