Study on flame retardancy of APP/PEPA/MoO3 synergism in vinyl ester resins

Gaofeng Zeng, Weiwei Zhang, Xin Zhang, Wenchao Zhang*, Jianxin Du*, Jiyu He, Rongjie Yang

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Abstract

A range of flame retardant vinyl ester resins (VERs) samples have been produced containing different contents of PEPA (1-oxo-4-hydroxymethyl-2,6,7-trioxa-l-phosphabicyclo[2.2.2]octane), APP (ammonium polyphosphate), and MoO3 (molybdenum trioxide). By investigating the flame retardancy of VER samples such as limiting oxygen index and UL-94, the synergistic flame retardance of APP, PEPA, and MoO3 has been revealed. The cone calorimeter is an instrument that measures the combustion data of samples. In the VER composites on fire, the synergistic smoke suppression effect of the APP, PEPA, and MoO3 was detected. The gas and condensed phase of VER composites with APP, PEPA, and MoO3 were tested by the thermogravimetric analysis (TGA)–Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and FTIR. The char residues of samples have been studied at length by scanning electron microscopy and FTIR. The results show that the presence of MoO3 can promote the formation of P-O and P-O structures.

Original languageEnglish
Article number49026
JournalJournal of Applied Polymer Science
Volume137
Issue number35
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 15 Sept 2020

Keywords

  • composites
  • flame retardance
  • nanocrystals
  • nanoparticles
  • nanowires
  • thermal properties
  • thermogravimetric analysis

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