Flame Retardancy of Lanthanum Phosphinate in Combination with Intumescen Flame-Retardant in Polypropylene

Abstract:

The flame-retardant of Lanthanum phenylphosphinate(LaPi) was prepared and its combination with intumescent flame retardant (IFR) in polypropylene (PP) was analysed using thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), limiting oxygen index (LOI) and the UL-94 test. Compared with using IFR alone, using the combination of LaPi and IFR gained the better classification in the UL 94 test thanks to the combination of the different mechanisms. When 20 wt% loading of flame retardant of LaPi and IFR, a halogen-free V-0 PP material was achieved with a LOI of 31%.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 490-495)
• Pages: 3366-3369
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.490-495.3366
• Online since: March 2012
• Authors: Cong Liu
• Keywords: Flame Retardance, Intumescent, Metal Phosphinate, Polypropylene (PP)

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