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Application of metallic phytates to poly(vinyl chloride) as efficient biobased phosphorous flame retardants
Author(s) -
Cheng Luyao,
Wu Weihong,
Meng Weihua,
Xu Shuo,
Han Hongda,
Yu Yongfang,
Qu Hongqiang,
Xu Jianzhong
Publication year - 2018
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.46601
Subject(s) - materials science , vinyl chloride , thermogravimetric analysis , charring , tin , ultimate tensile strength , polymer , chemical engineering , composite material , metallurgy , engineering , copolymer
Simple, direct precipitation was used to synthesize green, renewable, biobased flame retardants. Copper phytate (Cu–Phyt), zinc phytate, aluminum phytate, and tin phytate (Sn–Phyt) were synthesized. Thermogravimetric analysis performed in N 2 revealed that the metallic phytate (M–Phyt, where M is Cu, Zn, Al, or Sn) salts showed good charring. The limiting oxygen index (LOI), cone calorimetry (CONE) test data, tensile strength, and impact toughness were measured for flexible poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) containing 15 wt % M–Phyt salts. The PVC/Sn–Phyt LOI rose from 24.9 to 30.3%, and the PVC/Sn–Phyt mechanical properties were on par with those of the pure PVC. The CONE test results indicate that PVC/Cu–Phyt showed the lowest total smoke production (TSP) and peak heat‐release rate (pHRR) among the samples. The TSP and pHRR of PVC/Cu–Phyt were 15.77 m 2 and 181.77 kW/m 2 , respectively, 62.63 and 44.48% lower than those of the neat PVC. © 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2018 , 135 , 46601.