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Preparation and Flame Retardance of Polyurethane Composites Containing Microencapsulated Melamine Polyphosphate
Shang-Hao Liu1, Chen-Feng Kuan2, Hsu-Chiang Kuan3
1Department of Ammunition Engineering and Explosion Technology, Anhui University of Science and Technology, Huainan 232001, China. shliu998@163.com.
Abstract:
A new microencapsulated flame retardant containing melamine polyphosphate (MPP) and 4,4'-oxydianiline-formaldehyde (OF) resin as the core and shell materials, respectively, was synthesized by in situ polymerization. 29Si NMR was used to measure the condensation density of polyurethane containing silicon compound (Si-PU). The structures and properties of the microencapsulated melamine polyphosphate (OFMPP) were characterized using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy and water solubility. Thermal behavior of the OFMPP was systematically analyzed through thermogravimetric analysis. Flame retardance tests such as the limiting oxygen index and UL-94 were employed to evaluate the effect of composition variation on the MPP and OFMPP in polyurethane composites. The results indicated that the microencapsulation of MPP with the OF resin improved hydrophobicity and that the flame retardance of the Si-PU/OFMPP composite (limiting oxygen index, LOI = 32%) was higher than that of the Si-PU/MPP composite (LOI = 27%) at the same additive loading (30 wt %).
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