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Ionic Liquid Capsules as Flame-Retardant Additives for Emulsion Paint Systems.

Rong Ma^1,2, Bingqian Wu¹, Qingsheng Wang^1,3

¹Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA.

|March 13, 2025

Summary

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Ionic liquids (ILs) improve flame retardancy but destabilize paints. New IL-silica capsules maintain paint stability while enhancing fabric flame resistance by 53%.

Keywords:

capsules emulsion paint flammability graphene quantum dots ionic liquids

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Materials Science
Polymer Chemistry
Fire Safety Engineering

Background:

Ionic liquids (ILs) show promise as eco-friendly flame retardants.
Direct addition of ILs to emulsion paints causes instability and demulsification.
A method to incorporate ILs into paints without compromising stability is needed.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop stable, flame-retardant emulsion paint systems using ionic liquids.
To create ionic liquid-silica (IL-silica) capsules as additives for acrylic emulsion paint.
To evaluate the flame-retardant performance of IL-silica capsules in paint systems.

Main Methods:

Soft-template method used for synthesizing IL-silica capsules.
IL-silica capsules incorporated as additives into an acrylic emulsion paint system.
Coating of the modified paint onto fabric for flammability testing.

Main Results:

IL-silica capsules were successfully synthesized and integrated into acrylic emulsion paint.
The addition of 5 wt% IL-silica capsules did not compromise emulsion paint stability.
Fabric coated with the paint containing IL-silica capsules showed a 53% reduction in flammability.

Conclusions:

IL-silica capsules offer a practical solution for creating stable, flame-retardant emulsion paints.
This approach enhances fire safety in materials coated with emulsion paints.
The developed system provides an efficient and environmentally friendly flame-retardant strategy.