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Facile fabrication of cyclodextrin-based and integrated flame retardant in intumescent flame-retarding polypropylene

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A hydrophobic, β-cyclodextrin-based and halogen-free flame retardant (MCDPM) with three components in an integrated structure has been prepared by a facile method. Three traditional intumescence flame-retardant components were chemically combined into one compound. The aim of this paper was to improve the dispersion and flame retardancy in polypropylene (PP) via introducing a mono-component biomass-based compound. The structure and properties of MCDPM have been systematically investigated. To prepare samples for flammability testing, MCDPM particles were introduced into polypropylene (PP) via melt blending. The thermal stability of the blend was dramatically greater than that of PP. Notably, the limiting oxygen index (LOI) for PP/30 phr MCDPM blend was 26.4% and the blends could pass UL-94 V-1 ratings, demonstrating that the flame retardancy of PP could be enhanced by introducing MCDPM. Through the systematic analysis of the char residue, a possible intumescent flame-retardant mode of action has been proposed.

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This study was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 52005050), Research Project of Science and Technology in Education Department of Jilin Province (Grant No. JJKH20181023KJ) and Foundation of State Key Laboratory of Automotive Simulation and Control (Grant No. 20201105).

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    Zaihang Zheng, Yurou Xia, Chenchen Liao, Yuhang Liu, Boya Dai, Zhenxue Guo & Weihong Chai

  2. Key Laboratory of Bionic Engineering (Ministry of Education), Jilin University, Changchun, 130022, People’s Republic of China

    Zaihang Zheng

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Zheng, Z., Xia, Y., Liao, C. et al. Facile fabrication of cyclodextrin-based and integrated flame retardant in intumescent flame-retarding polypropylene. J Therm Anal Calorim 146, 2375–2386 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-020-10455-x

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