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Vol. 24 No. 9 (2012): Vol 24 Issue 9

Flammability Performance of Intumescent Flame Retardant EPDM/PP-Based Thermoplastic Elastomers

Hongdian Lu
Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Hefei University, Hefei 230022, Anhui Province, P.R. China
Jingyu Si
Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Hefei University, Hefei 230022, Anhui Province, P.R. China
Difang Zhao
Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Hefei University, Hefei 230022, Anhui Province, P.R. China
Haotian Wu
Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Hefei University, Hefei 230022, Anhui Province, P.R. China
Yaqing Ma
Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Hefei University, Hefei 230022, Anhui Province, P.R. China
Hui He
Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Hefei University, Hefei 230022, Anhui Province, P.R. China

Corresponding Author(s) : Hongdian Lu

luhdo@hfuu.edu.cn

Asian Journal of Chemistry, Vol. 24 No. 9 (2012): Vol 24 Issue 9

Abstract

Flammability performance of intumescent flame retardant (IFR) ethylene-propylene-dieneterpolymer (EPDM)/polypropylene (PP) thermoplastic elastomers combined with montmorillonite (MMT) were evaluated using limiting oxygen index (LOI) and vertical combustion tests. The influences of montmorillonite on microstructure of the residual chars were studied by scanning electron microscope. The synergy between intumescent flame retardant and montmorillonite in improving flame retardancy of the materials has been found.

Keywords

Thermoplastic elastomers Intumescent flame retardant Montmorillonite
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Lu, H.; Si, J.; Zhao, D.; Wu, H.; Ma, Y.; He, H. Flammability Performance of Intumescent Flame Retardant EPDM PP-Based Thermoplastic Elastomers. ajc 2012, 24, 4056-4058.
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