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Multireusable Thermoset with Anomalous Flame-Triggered Shape Memory Effect.

Xiaming Feng¹, Jizhou Fan¹, Ang Li¹

¹Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering , Louisiana State University , Baton Rouge , Louisiana 70803 , United States.

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

|April 16, 2019

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Researchers developed a novel shape memory epoxy thermoset with fire retardancy and recyclability. This material exhibits flame-triggered shape memory and can be recycled into composites, enhancing mechanical properties.

Keywords:

fire damper flame retardancy flame triggering reusability shape memory thermoset

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Background:

Thermosets offer high mechanical properties and shape memory effects but suffer from non-reusability and flammability.
High glass transition temperatures (Tg) in some shape memory thermosets pose challenges for safe shape recovery and recycling.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a shape memory epoxy thermoset with enhanced fire retardancy, recyclability, and mechanical performance.
To demonstrate flame-triggered shape memory effect and a solid-state recycling method for thermosets.

Main Methods:

Synthesis of a novel shape memory epoxy thermoset.
Investigation of flame-triggered shape memory effect.
Development and application of a solid-state recycling method.
Characterization of recycled material as reinforcing fillers for polyester composites.

Main Results:

The new thermoset exhibits excellent fire retardancy, recyclability, and 100% shape recovery ratio.
Shape memory effect was successfully triggered by high-temperature flame.
Recycling efficiency reached 85.4% using a simple solid-state method.
Polyester composites reinforced with recycled thermoset showed a fourfold increase in storage modulus.

Conclusions:

This work presents a recyclable and flame-retardant shape memory thermoset with high mechanical performance.
The flame-triggered shape memory effect offers new possibilities for applications in fire-prone environments.
The material's recyclability and composite enhancement open avenues for sustainable lightweight engineering structures.