Cucurbit[6]uril as a fire retardant material

Guipeng Cai, Zvonimir Matusinovic, Deqi Yi, Thirumal Mariappan, Ruchi Shukla, Richa Rathore, Charles A. Wilkie

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Abstract

Cucurbit[6]uril (CB[6]) was modified with dimethyldioctadecylammonium chloride (Cloisite 20A surfactant) then assembled with montmorillonite (MMT) to obtain CB[6]/Cloisite 20A-MMT. Both CB[6] and the MMT-modified CB[6] were evaluated as potential fire retardants in polystyrene, poly(methyl methacrylate) and polyurea. The morphologies of the composites were evaluated using X-ray diffraction; thermogravimetric analysis and cone calorimetry were used to study thermal stability and fire performance of the composites.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationFire and Polymers VI
Subtitle of host publicationNew Advances in Flame Retardant Chemistry and Science
PublisherAmerican Chemical Society
Pages69-82
Number of pages14
ISBN (Print)9780841227804
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 18 Dec 2012
Externally publishedYes

Publication series

NameACS Symposium Series
Volume1118
ISSN (Print)0097-6156
ISSN (Electronic)1947-5918

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