The effects of coupling agent on the flame retardant properties of PP/ATH nanocomposites

Sabaruddin, Fatimah A'thiyah and Samat, Noorasikin and Abang Ismawi Hassim, Dayang Habibah (2015) The effects of coupling agent on the flame retardant properties of PP/ATH nanocomposites. Advanced Materials Research, 1115. pp. 406-409. ISSN 1022-6680

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Abstract

It is known that polymeric materials are easily to get on fire due to their chemical structures. Thus the flame retardant material such as aluminium hydroxide (ATH) is used to improve the flame retardancy property of polymers. Polypropylene (PP) with various amount of nano-sized ATH particles of (5, 10, 20, 30, 40 wt%) were compounded with an extruder machine. The effects of two different type of coupling agent (3-Aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APS) and Maleic anhydride grafted polypropylene (MAPP)) on the flame retardant properties were compared. All samples were characterized with two flame tests; the limiting oxygen index (LOI) and UL94 horizontal burning test (UL94 HB). It is found that both tests showed improvement on the flame resistance properties of the nanocomposites, mainly at high ATH loadings. Type of coupling agents affects the flame retardancy properties of PP/ATH nanocomposites.

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Additional Information:	4029/43922
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Polypropylene (PP), Aluminium Hydroxide (ATH), nanocomposites, Maleic Anhydride grafted Polypropylene (MAPP),3-Aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APS), LOI, UL94
Subjects:	T Technology > TP Chemical technology > TP1080 Polymers, plastics and their manufacture
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Engineering > Department of Manufacturing and Materials Engineering
Depositing User:	Dr Noorasikin Samat
Date Deposited:	24 Jul 2015 08:17
Last Modified:	17 Nov 2017 09:03
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/43922

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