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Effect of methyl methacrylate on the properties of transparent flame retardant unsaturated phosphate ester copolymer
Author(s) -
Liu Hongli,
Lin Nan,
Huang Jie,
Chang Guanjun,
Wu Yilong,
Li Xiuyun
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
polymer engineering and science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.503
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1548-2634
pISSN - 0032-3888
DOI - 10.1002/pen.25212
Subject(s) - copolymer , materials science , limiting oxygen index , fire retardant , thermogravimetric analysis , methyl methacrylate , polymer chemistry , thermal stability , polymerization , pyrolysis , chemical engineering , composite material , char , polymer , engineering
The effect of methyl methacrylate (MMA) on the properties of transparent flame retardant unsaturated phosphate ester copolymer (poly[UPE‐ co ‐MMA]) prepared by bulk polymerization technique was investigated. Fourier transform infrared spectra, gel fraction ( G ) test, and dynamic mechanical analysis revealed the structure and crosslinking density of poly(UPE‐ co ‐MMA) copolymers. The thermal degradation and flame retardancy of copolymers were indicated by thermogravimetric analysis, limiting oxygen index (LOI), and microscale combustion calorimeter (MCC) test. Besides, the mechanical properties and transparency were tested with testing machines and solid ultraviolet absorption spectra. As the MMA content increased to 50%, the copolymer contained 50 wt% MMA showed the maximal G (88.93%) and transmittance was up to 91.72%. From the poly(UPE‐ co ‐MMA) copolymers, the tensile strength increased from 14.62 to 26.95 MPa, assigned to the increase of crosslinking density of copolymers. The char yield of poly(UPE‐ co ‐MMA) was up to 21.18 wt%, which was a result of decomposition of phosphate groups, producing a phosphorus‐rich layer that increased the thermal stability of the residues. LOI and MCC results confirm that the introduction of MMA can retain the flame retardancy of copolymer remarkably. POLYM. ENG. SCI., 59:2103–2109, 2019. © 2019 Society of Plastics Engineers