Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-2010
Source Publication
Polymer Degradation and Stability
Source ISSN
0141-3910
Abstract
A boron-containing layered hydroxy salt (LHS), ZHTMDBB, was prepared and compounded with a highly flammable synthetic polymer, poly (methyl methacrylate) {PMMA}, via melt blending: the composite structure was intercalated with poor dispersion. The effect of this LHS on the flammability, thermal stability and degradation kinetics of PMMA was investigated via cone calorimetry and thermogravimetric analysis. The addition of 3-10% by mass of ZHTMDBB to PMMA resulted in significant reduction of peak heat release rate (22-48%) of the polymer and improvements in thermal stability were observed in both air and nitrogen. Effective activation energies for the degradation process were evaluated using Flynn-Wall-Ozawa, Friedman, and Kissinger methods. All three methods indicated that the additive increased the activation energies of the first step of the degradation process in both air and nitrogen. Activation energies of the second step were lowered in nitrogen but were not significantly affected in air.
Recommended Citation
Majoni, Stephen; Su, Shengpei; and Hossenlopp, Jeanne, "The Effect of Boron-Containing Layered Hydroxy Salt (LHS) on the Thermal Stability and Degradation Kinetics of Poly (Methyl Methacrylate)" (2010). Chemistry Faculty Research and Publications. 35.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/chem_fac/35
Comments
Accepted version. Polymer Degradation and Stability, Vol. 95, No. 9 (September 2010): 1593-1604. DOI. © 2010 Elsevier. Used with permission.
NOTICE: this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Polymer Degradation and Stability. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Polymer Degradation and Stability, VOL 95, ISSUE 9, September 2010, DOI.