Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 2013, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (10): 2431.doi: 10.7503/cjcu20130396

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Preparation and Property of Inherent Flame Retardant Polystyrene/Clay Nanocomposites

SHAN Xue-Ying1,2,3, TAI Qi-Long1,3, HU Yuan1,3, SONG Lei1, LU Siu-Ming2   

  1. 1. State Key Laboratory of Fire Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China;
    2. USTC-City U Joint Advanced Research Centre, Suzhou 215123, China;
    3. Suzhou Key Laboratory of Urban Public Safety, Suzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Science and Technology of China, Suzhou 215123, China
  • Received:2013-05-01 Online:2013-10-10 Published:2013-10-10

Abstract:

Inherent flame retardant styrenic copolymer/organic modified montmorillonite(OMMT) nanocomposites[P(St-co-AEPPA)/OMMT] were prepared by in situ bulk copolymerization. Ordinary polystyrene/organic modified montmorillonite nanocomposites(PS/OMMT) were prepared as comparative experiments. Effect of phosphorus-nitrogen containing monomer(AEPPA) and OMMT on styrenic copolymer was studied. The structure and morphology of nanocomposites were characterized by X-ray diffraction(XRD) and transmission electron microscopy(TEM), and the dispersion mechanism of OMMT in matrix was discussed. Differential scanning calorimetry(DSC), thermogravimetric analysis(TGA) and microscale combustion calorimeter(MCC) were used to research the thermal properties and flammability of composites. The results showed that the incorporation of AEPPA monomer and OMMT could significantly improve the thermal stability and flame retardancy of matrix.

Key words: Nanocomposite, Copolymer, Thermal property, Flame retardant, Polystyrene, Montmorillonite

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