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Pyrolysis and combustion of polyester. I. Thermochemistry of poly(1,4‐cyclohexylene dimethylene terephthalate) treated with selected phosphorus‐ and halogen‐containing flame retardants
Author(s) -
Bostic James E.,
Yeh KwanNan,
Barker Robert H.
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.1973.070170212
Subject(s) - fire retardant , polyester , combustion , materials science , calorimetry , pyrolysis , polymer chemistry , thermochemistry , flammability , halogen , phosphorus , unsaturated polyester , chemical engineering , organic chemistry , chemistry , composite material , alkyl , thermodynamics , physics , engineering , metallurgy
A series of poly(1,4‐cyclohexylene dimethylene terephthalate) (PCHDT) fabrics treated with selected phosphorus‐ and halogen‐containing flame retardants has been studied by static oxygen bomb calorimetry. The amount of heat evolved when these fabrics are burned in the open atmosphere has been determined indirectly using calculations based on Hess' law of summation. This heat evolution when corrected for contributions due to burning of the flame retardant appeared to correlate with the efficiency of the flame retardant treatment and was interpretable in terms of mechanisms of flame retardant action. Also, this technique has been applied to blends containing polyester.