Flammability Properties of Polymer−Layered-Silicate Nanocomposites. Polypropylene and Polystyrene Nanocomposites

Autor:	Richard H. Harris, Catheryn L. Jackson, Alexander B. Morgan, Emmanuel P. Giannelis, Melanie Wuthenow, Dawn Hilton, Jeffrey W. Gilman, Evangelos Manias, Shawn H. Phillips
Rok vydání:	2000
Předmět:	chemistry.chemical_classification Polypropylene Nanocomposite Materials science General Chemical Engineering General Chemistry Polymer Silicate chemistry.chemical_compound Montmorillonite chemistry Materials Chemistry Thermal stability Polystyrene Composite material Flammability
Zdroj:	Chemistry of Materials. 12:1866-1873
ISSN:	1520-5002 0897-4756
DOI:	10.1021/cm0001760
Popis:	Our continuing study of the mechanism of flammability reduction of polymer−layered-silicate nanocomposites has yielded results for polypropylene-graft-maleic anhydride and polystyrene−layered-silicate nanocomposites using montmorillonite and fluorohectorite. Cone calorimetry was used to measure the heat release rate and other flammability properties of the nanocomposites, under well-controlled combustion conditions. Both the polymer−layered-silicate nanocomposites and the combustion residues were studied by transmission electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction. We have found evidence for a common mechanism of flammability reduction. We also found that the type of layered silicate, nanodispersion, and processing degradation have an influence on the flammability reduction.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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