Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 2022, Vol. 43 ›› Issue (4): 20210847.doi: 10.7503/cjcu20210847

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Synthesis of Phosphaphenanthrene-modified Cardanol-based Polyol and Its Performance as Flame Retardant in Rigid Polyurethane Foams

TANG Gang1(), SUN Junjie1, ZHANG Dongxin2, WU Qiang1, ZHANG Hexin3, SHEN Haifeng1, TAO Yi1, LIU Xiuyu1   

  1. 1.School of Architecture and Civil Engineering
    2.Institute of Molecular Engineering and Applied Chemistry
    3.School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering,Anhui University of Technology,Ma’anshan 243032,China
  • Received:2021-12-21 Online:2022-04-10 Published:2022-02-28
  • Contact: TANG Gang E-mail:tanggang@ahut.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    the National Natural Science Foundation of China(51403004);the Natural Science Fund of Anhui Province, China(2108085ME178)

Abstract:

A phosphaphenanthrene-modified cardanol-based polyol(P-Cardanol-Polyol) was synthesized from car-danol and 9,10-dihydro-9-oxa-10-phosphaphenanthrene-10-oxide(DOPO), and its structure was characterized by 1H and 31P nuclear magnetic resonance(NMR) spectra. Subsequently, P-Cardanol-Polyol was used to prepare a series of flame-retardant rigid polyurethane foams(RPUFs). The effects of P-Cardanol-Polyol on the morphology, density, thermal conductivity, compression property, thermal stability and flame-retardant properties of RPUFs were investigated. The results showed that P-Cardanol-Polyol had a negligible effect on the density of RPUFs; with the increased amount of P-Cardanol-Polyol, the average pore size and the thermal conductivity of flame-retardant RPUFs decreased gradually. The maximum heat release rate and total heat release of the unmodified RPUF were 390 kW/m2 and 31.9 MJ/m2, respectively, while those of flame-retardant RPUF were reduced to 340 kW/m2 and 24.6 MJ/m2. In addition, the compressive strength of flame-retardant RPUF was about 13% higher than that of unmodified RPUF. The results of char analysis showed that P-Cardanol-Polyol can promote the formation of a continuous and dense char layer with good thermal-oxidative resistance, which is conducive to reducing the escape of combustible gases during combustion, so as to improve the flame-retardant performance.

Key words: Rigid polyurethane foams, Cardanol-based polyol, Phosphaphenanthrene, Flame retardant, Thermal decomposition

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