摘要
Nanoparticlescanprovideflameretardancetohostingpolymersandactasnanofireextinguishers.Hydroxyapatite(Ca5(OH)(PO4)3)(HA)isnothygroscopic,andisthermallystableupto800℃,with18.5wt%phosphorouscontent.ItisthishighphosphorouscontentthatcanprovideHAwithflameretardantproperties.Inthispaper,wereportonthecontinuoussynthesisofultrafineHAusingahydrothermalsynthesistechnique.TheHAsurfacepropertieswerechangedfromhydrophilictohydrophobicbypostsynthesissurfacemodification.TheratiooftheHAnanoparticlesandanintumescentagentknownasExolitAP750wasinvestigatedtoyieldaself-extinguishingmulti-componentepoxynanocompositeforextendedapplicationunderextremefireconditions.TheHA/AP750/epoxynanocompositewasabletoresistaflameat1700℃andself-extinguishaftertheflamehadbeenremoved.Thenanocompositeshowedanenhancedflammabilityperformanceinstandardconecalorimetrytestingandformedacompactandcohesiveprotectivecharlayerwitha50%decreaseinpeakheatreleasedcomparedwithvirginepoxy.OuraimwastoestablishtheuseofHAasaneffectivenanofillerwithphosphorous-basedflameretardantproperties.Thesurfaceofthisnanofireextinguisherwasmodifiedeffectivelywithdifferentsurfactantsforenhancedcompatibilitywithdifferentpolymericmatrices.
出版日期
2015年05月15日(中国期刊网平台首次上网日期,不代表论文的发表时间)