[HTML][HTML] Flame retardant treatments for polypropylene: Strategies and recent advances

W Zhao, CK Kundu, Z Li, X Li, Z Zhang - Composites Part A: Applied …, 2021 - Elsevier
Polypropylene (PP), one of five general-purpose plastics, is widely used in many fields.
However, the intrinsic alkane structure of PP makes it relatively easy to burn, leading to …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in biomass phytic acid flame retardants

Y Liu, A Zhang, Y Cheng, M Li, Y Cui, Z Li - Polymer Testing, 2023 - Elsevier
With the rapid growth of industrialization, polymers have become widely used in people's
daily lives. However, the flammability of these materials poses a potential threat to people's …

Surface decoration of Halloysite nanotubes with POSS for fire-safe thermoplastic polyurethane nanocomposites

W Wu, W Zhao, X Gong, Q Sun, X Cao, Y Su… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
Halloysite nanotubes (HNTs) have been considered as a promising flame retardant fillers for
polymers. In this work, the polyhedral oligomericsilsesquioxane (POSS) containing amino …

Macromolecular piperazine/aluminum phosphate hybrid and its efficient intumescent flame retardant/thermal conductive polypropylene

W Tang, L Qian, SG Prolongo, Y Qiu… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
Achieving a delicate balance between fire resistance and thermal conductivity in
intumescent flame-retarded polypropylene (PP) poses a formidable challenge, primarily due …

Suppression mechanism of ultrafine water mist containing phosphorus compounds in methane/coal dust explosions

H Jiang, M Bi, L Huang, Y Zhou, W Gao - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
The effect of ultrafine water mist with phosphorus-containing compounds (PCCs) on the
flame in CH 4/coal dust explosion is experimentally and numerically investigated. In this …

[HTML][HTML] Surface modification of ammonium polyphosphate by supramolecular assembly for enhancing fire safety properties of polypropylene

Y Sun, B Yuan, S Shang, H Zhang, Y Shi, B Yu… - Composites Part B …, 2020 - Elsevier
Organically modified ammonium polyphosphate (APP) flame retardant is prepared by
supramolecular assembly method using melamine formaldehyde (MF) resin and phytic acid …

Bio-inspired surface manipulation of halloysite nanotubes for high-performance flame retardant polylactic acid nanocomposites

Y Sun, B Yu, Y Liu, J Yan, Z Xu, B Cheng, F Huang… - Nano Research, 2024 - Springer
High-performance flame-retardant polylactic acid (PLA) bio-composites based on biobased
fillers to meet usage requirements represents a promising direction for creating a …

[HTML][HTML] From physical mixtures to block copolymer: Impose outstandingly toughening and flame retardant effect to polypropylene

M Tao, L Qian, J Wang, H Zhu, W Tang, Y Chen… - Composites Part B …, 2023 - Elsevier
To explore new flame retardant molecules with higher flame retardancy and toughening
effect, a series of non-halogen block copolymer flame retardants PAPO-MP were designed …

Improvement of enzymatic activity and stability of lipase A from Candida antartica onto halloysite nanotubes with Taguchi method for optimized immobilization

RRC Monteiro, ALB de Oliveira, FL de Menezes… - Applied Clay …, 2022 - Elsevier
This research reports the immobilization by ion adsorption and interfacial activation of lipase
A from Candida antarctica (CALA) in halloysite nanotubes (Hal) was optimized by the …

Synthesis of a bio-based flame retardant via a facile strategy and its synergistic effect with ammonium polyphosphate on the flame retardancy of polylactic acid

Y Zhan, X Wu, S Wang, B Yuan, Q Fang… - Polymer Degradation …, 2021 - Elsevier
The high flammability and severe melt-dripping during the combustion are the most marked
fire hazards for polyesters, such as polylactic acid (PLA). In this work, a bio-based flame …