Experimental and numerical perspective on the fire performance of MXene/Chitosan/Phytic acid coated flexible polyurethane foam

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Lin, Bo, Yuen, Anthony Chun Yin, Chen, Timothy Bo Yuan, Yu, Bin, Yang, Wei, Zhang, Jin, Yao, Yin, Wu, Shuying, Wang, Chun Hui and Yeoh, Guan Heng. 2021. "Experimental and numerical perspective on the fire performance of MXene/Chitosan/Phytic acid coated flexible polyurethane foam." Scientific Reports. 11 (1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-84083-2
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Experimental and numerical perspective on the fire performance of MXene/Chitosan/Phytic acid coated flexible polyurethane foam

ERA Journal ID201487
Article CategoryArticle
AuthorsLin, Bo, Yuen, Anthony Chun Yin, Chen, Timothy Bo Yuan, Yu, Bin, Yang, Wei, Zhang, Jin, Yao, Yin, Wu, Shuying, Wang, Chun Hui and Yeoh, Guan Heng
Journal TitleScientific Reports
Journal Citation11 (1)
Article Number4684
Number of Pages13
Year2021
PublisherNature Publishing Group
Place of PublicationUnited Kingdom
ISSN2045-2322
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-84083-2
Web Address (URL)https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-84083-2
Abstract

Recent discoveries of two-dimensional transitional metal based materials have emerged as an excellent candidate for fabricating nanostructured flame-retardants. Herein, we report an eco-friendly flame-retardant for flexible polyurethane foam (PUF), which is synthesised by hybridising MXene (Ti3C 2) with biomass materials including phytic acid (PA), casein, pectin, and chitosan (CH). Results show that coating PUFs with 3 layers of CH/PA/Ti3C 2 via layer-by-layer approach reduces the peak heat release and total smoke release by 51.1% and 84.8%, respectively. These exceptional improvements exceed those achieved by a CH/Ti3C 2 coating. To further understand the fundamental flame and smoke reduction phenomena, a pyrolysis model with surface regression was developed to simulate the flame propagation and char layer. A genetic algorithm was utilised to determine optimum parameters describing the thermal degradation rate. The superior flame-retardancy of CH/PA/Ti3C 2 was originated from the shielding and charring effects of the hybrid MXene with biomass materials containing aromatic rings, phenolic and phosphorous compounds.

KeywordsMicroencapsulated ammonium polyphosphate
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ANZSRC Field of Research 2020401602. Composite and hybrid materials
Byline AffiliationsUniversity of New South Wales
Centre for Future Materials
Hefei University, China
Macquarie University
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