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Flammability properties of polymer - Layered-silicate nanocomposites. Polypropylene and polystyrene nanocomposites

  • Jeffrey W. Gilman
  • , Catheryn L. Jackson
  • , Alexander B. Morgan
  • , Richard Harris
  • , Evangelos Manias
  • , Emmanuel P. Giannelis
  • , Melanie Wuthenow
  • , Dawn Hilton
  • , Shawn H. Phillips

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Abstract

Our continuing study of the mechanism of flammability reduction of polymer-layered-silicate nanocomposites has yielded results for polypropylene-graft-maleic anhydride and polystyrene - Layered-silicate nanocomposites using montmorillonite and fluorohectorite. Cone calorimetry was used to measure the heat release rate and other flammability properties of the nanocomposites, under well-controlled combustion conditions. Both the polymer - Layered-silicate nanocomposites and the combustion residues were studied by transmission electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction. We have found evidence for a common mechanism of flammability reduction. We also found that the type of layered silicate, nanodispersion, and processing degradation have an influence on the flammability reduction.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1866-1873
Number of pages8
JournalChemistry of Materials
Volume12
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - 2000

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Chemistry
  • General Chemical Engineering
  • Materials Chemistry

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