Mechanically robust, flame-retardant poly(lactic acid) biocomposites via combining cellulose nanofibers and ammonium polyphosphate
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Article Title | Mechanically robust, flame-retardant poly(lactic acid) biocomposites via combining cellulose nanofibers and ammonium polyphosphate |
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ERA Journal ID | 210031 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Yin, Weida (Author), Chen, Lei (Author), Lu, Fengzhu (Author), Song, Pingan (Author), Dai, Jinfeng (Author) and Meng, Linghui (Author) |
Journal Title | ACS Omega |
Journal Citation | 3 (5), pp. 5615-5626 |
Number of Pages | 12 |
Year | 2018 |
Publisher | American Chemical Society |
Place of Publication | United States |
ISSN | 2470-1343 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.8b00540 |
Web Address (URL) | https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsomega.8b00540 |
Abstract | Expanding the application range of flame-retardant polymer biocomposites remains a huge challenge for a sustainable society. Despite largely enhanced flame retardancy, until now the resultant poly(lactic acid) (PLA) composites still suffer reduced tensile strength and impact toughness due to improper material design strategies. We, herein, demonstrate the design of a green flame retardant additive (ammonium polyphosphate (APP)@cellulose nanofiber (CNF)) via using the cellulose nanofibers (CNFs) as the green multifunctional additives hybridized with ammonium polyphosphate (APP). The results show that PLA composite with 5 wt % loading of APP@CNF can pass the UL-94 V-0 rating, besides a high limited oxygen index of 27.5%, indicative of a significantly enhanced flame retardancy. Moreover, the 5 wt % of APP@CNF enables the impact strength (σi) of the PVA matrix to significantly improve from 7.63 to 11.8 kJ/m2 (increase by 54%), in addition to a high tensile strength of 50.3 MPa for the resultant flame-retardant PLA composite. The enhanced flame retardancy and mechanical strength performances are attributed to the improved dispersion of APP@CNF and its smaller phase size within the PLA matrix along with their synergistic effect between APP and CNF. This work opens up a facile innovative methodology for the design of high-performance ecofriendly flame retardants and their advanced polymeric composites. |
Keywords | thermal-properties; carbon nanotubes; phosphorus; polypropylene; composites; nanocomposites; intumescence; association; stability; nitrogen |
Contains Sensitive Content | Does not contain sensitive content |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 401699. Materials engineering not elsewhere classified |
Byline Affiliations | Harbin Institute of Technology, China |
Zhejiang A & F University, China | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q50qw/mechanically-robust-flame-retardant-poly-lactic-acid-biocomposites-via-combining-cellulose-nanofibers-and-ammonium-polyphosphate
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