Flame Retardancy and Thermal Degradation of Intumescent Flame Retardant Poly(lactic acid)/Starch Biocomposites

2011 ◽  
Vol 50 (2) ◽  
pp. 713-720 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xin Wang ◽  
Yuan Hu ◽  
Lei Song ◽  
Shanyong Xuan ◽  
Weiyi Xing ◽  
...  
2012 ◽  
Vol 24 (8) ◽  
pp. 738-746 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rui Zhang ◽  
Xifu Xiao ◽  
Qilong Tai ◽  
Hua Huang ◽  
Jian Yang ◽  
...  

Lignin–silica hybrids (LSHs) were prepared by sol–gel method and characterized by Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectra, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). LSH and ammonium polyphosphate (APP) were added into poly(lactic acid) (PLA) as a novel intumescent flame-retardant (IFR) system to improve the flame retardancy of PLA. The flame-retardant effect of APP and LSH in PLA was studied using limiting oxygen index (LOI), vertical burning (UL-94) tests and cone calorimeter. The thermal stability of PLA/APP/LSH composites was evaluated by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). Additionally, the morphology and components of char residues of the IFR-PLA composites were investigated by SEM and XPS. With the addition of APP/LSH to PLA system, the morphology of the char residue has obviously changed. Compared with PLA/APP and PLA/APP/lignin, a continuous and dense intumescent charring layer with more phosphor in PLA composites is formed, which exhibits better flame retardancy. All the results show that the combination of APP and LSH can improve the flame-retardant property and increase the thermal stability of PLA composites greatly.


2009 ◽  
Vol 20 (12) ◽  
pp. 1114-1120 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shumao Li ◽  
Hua Yuan ◽  
Tao Yu ◽  
Weizhong Yuan ◽  
Jie Ren

RSC Advances ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (73) ◽  
pp. 42189-42199 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pengcheng Zhao ◽  
Zhiqi Liu ◽  
Xueyi Wang ◽  
Ye-Tang Pan ◽  
Ines Kuehnert ◽  
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A bio-based PLA composite with excellent fire performance, improved toughness and good processability.


2008 ◽  
Vol 20 (8) ◽  
pp. 696-702 ◽  
Author(s):  
Weiyi Xing ◽  
Lei Song ◽  
Hongdian Lu ◽  
Yuan Hu ◽  
Shun Zhou

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