Fire Retardant Halogen-Antimony-Clay Synergism in Polypropylene Layered Silicate Nanocomposites

Authors

Marco Zanetti, Universita di Torino
Giovanni Camino, Universita di Torino
Domenico Canavese, Universita di Torino
Alexander B. Morgan, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Frank K. Lamelas, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Charles A. Wilkie, Marquette UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2002

Source Publication

Chemistry of Materials

Source ISSN

0897-4756

Abstract

Nanocomposites of polypropylene-graft-maleic anhydride with organically modified clays have been prepared and characterized by X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy. Their combustion behavior has been evaluated using oxygen consumption cone calorimetry. Synergy is observed between the nanocomposite formed and conventional vapor phase fire retardants, such as the combination of decabromodiphenyloxide and antimony oxide. The presence of bromine and antimony does not affect the heat release rate curves of the virgin polymer.

Comments

Accepted version. Chemistry of Materials, Vol. 14, No. 1 (2002): 189–193. DOI. © 2002 American Chemistry Society (ACS). Used with permission.

Recommended Citation

Zanetti, Marco; Camino, Giovanni; Canavese, Domenico; Morgan, Alexander B.; Lamelas, Frank K.; and Wilkie, Charles A., "Fire Retardant Halogen-Antimony-Clay Synergism in Polypropylene Layered Silicate Nanocomposites" (2002). Chemistry Faculty Research and Publications. 186.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/chem_fac/186