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Flame retardancy and mechanical properties of thermal plastic composite panels made from T etra P ak waste and high‐density polyethylene
Author(s) -
Xu Changyan,
Jian Weicheng,
Xing Cheng,
Zhou Handong,
Zhao Yuqing,
Pan Hui,
Xiong Xueping
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
polymer composites
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.577
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1548-0569
pISSN - 0272-8397
DOI - 10.1002/pc.23352
Subject(s) - intumescent , materials science , ammonium polyphosphate , composite material , thermogravimetric analysis , high density polyethylene , polyethylene , char , thermal stability , cone calorimeter , composite number , melamine , ultimate tensile strength , fire retardant , pyrolysis , chemical engineering , engineering
In this article, flame retardancy thermoplastic composites were developed by extrusion followed by injection molding using recycled Tetra Pak packaging material (TPP) waste and high‐density polyethylene (HDPE) with addition of ammonium polyphosphate (APP) and melamine (MEL) as intumescent flame retardants (FRs). The influences of intumescent FRs on the properties of composites were investigated. FRs loading positively affected flame retardancy, but deteriorated mechanical properties as the loading rate was more than 30 wt%. Considering the fire retardancy and tensile strength (TS), the content of FR should not be more than 30 wt%. When the ratio of APP/MEL was less than 3/1, both combustion behavior and TS of the composites were improved with the increased FR loading, which was supported and verified by the analysis of FTIR spectra and SEM images. The thermogravimetric analysis results indicated that the incorporation APP and/or APP and MEL into composites as FRs into composites promoted char formation and correspondingly improved the thermal stability. The synergistic effect of APP and MEL in the intumescent FR system further improved the flame retardancy of the composites. POLYM. COMPOS., 37:1797–1804, 2016. © 2014 Society of Plastics Engineers