Study on the combustion behavior of high impact polystyrene nanocomposites produced by different extrusion processes
The combustion behavior of a blend made of high impact polystyrene (HIPS) with sodium montmorillonite (MMT-Na+) and triphenyl phosphite (TPP), as a halogen-free flame retardant, is analyzed in detail in this work. The blend is processed through various extrusion methods aimed to improve clay dispers...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2008 |
| País: | México |
| Institución: | Centro de Innovación Aplicada en Tecnologías Competitivas |
| Repositorio: | Repositorio Institucional de CIATEC |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ciatec.repositorioinstitucional.mx:1019/188 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://ciatec.repositorioinstitucional.mx/jspui/handle/1019/188 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | info:eu-repo/classification/LEMD/Nanocompuestos – materiales info:eu-repo/classification/LEMD/Reología info:eu-repo/classification/cti/7 info:eu-repo/classification/cti/33 info:eu-repo/classification/cti/3312 info:eu-repo/classification/cti/331209 |
| Sumario: | The combustion behavior of a blend made of high impact polystyrene (HIPS) with sodium montmorillonite (MMT-Na+) and triphenyl phosphite (TPP), as a halogen-free flame retardant, is analyzed in detail in this work. The blend is processed through various extrusion methods aimed to improve clay dispersion. The UL94 method in vertical position, oxygen index and cone calorimetric measurements assess HIPS blend behavior in combustion. TGA, FTIR, SEM and X-ray measurements, together with mechanical and rheological tests evaluate the thermal degradation, morphology, intercalation and degree of dispersion of particles. The use of a static-mixing die placed at the extreme of a single screw extruder improves clay platelets distribution and reduces the peak heat release rate better than employing a twin screw extrusión process. In addition, mechanical and rheological properties are affected substantially by changing the extrusion process. A correlation between clay dispersion and HIPS fire retardant properties is found, as the peak heat release rate decreases with good clay dispersion in cone calorimetric tests. |
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