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Abstract
A novel soy protein-based phosphonate flame retardant (SPPU) was synthesized by a facile two-step method for PLA. And the flame-retardant PLA/SPPU composites were prepared by melt blending. From the results, 3 wt.% of SPPU could increase the limiting oxygen index (LOI) value of PLA from 19.4 % to 23.4 %, and reach V-0 grade in UL-94 vertical combustion test. In the cone calorimetric tests, the heat release rate (HRR) and total heat release (THR) of PLA/SPPU decreased significantly. The results of TG and TG-IR of PLA/SPPU, FTIR and XPS of the char residual showed that SPPU mainly exerted flame retardant effects in the gas phase, accompanied by some effects in condensed phase. Besides, SPPU could accelerate the biodegradation of PLA under compost conditions, which increased the biodegradation rate of PLA from 86.2 % to 88.39 % in 180 days. The addition of appropriate content of SPPU would not cause the deterioration of mechanical properties of PLA, but can improve the toughness of PLA.
期刊介绍:
Polymer Degradation and Stability deals with the degradation reactions and their control which are a major preoccupation of practitioners of the many and diverse aspects of modern polymer technology.
Deteriorative reactions occur during processing, when polymers are subjected to heat, oxygen and mechanical stress, and during the useful life of the materials when oxygen and sunlight are the most important degradative agencies. In more specialised applications, degradation may be induced by high energy radiation, ozone, atmospheric pollutants, mechanical stress, biological action, hydrolysis and many other influences. The mechanisms of these reactions and stabilisation processes must be understood if the technology and application of polymers are to continue to advance. The reporting of investigations of this kind is therefore a major function of this journal.
However there are also new developments in polymer technology in which degradation processes find positive applications. For example, photodegradable plastics are now available, the recycling of polymeric products will become increasingly important, degradation and combustion studies are involved in the definition of the fire hazards which are associated with polymeric materials and the microelectronics industry is vitally dependent upon polymer degradation in the manufacture of its circuitry. Polymer properties may also be improved by processes like curing and grafting, the chemistry of which can be closely related to that which causes physical deterioration in other circumstances.