Abstract
To improve the flame retardancy, smoke suppression and mechanical properties of polyacrylonitrile (PAN) fiber, it was first modified with diethylenetriamine to prepare the aminated PAN fiber (A-PAN). Second, diethyl phosphite (DEP) was grafted onto the A-PAN to fabricate flame retardant PAN fiber (DEP-A-PAN). XPS and FTIR analysis confirmed that phosphorus and nitrogen elements were covalently bonded to the surface of PAN fiber. TGA revealed that the incorporation of DEP promoted char formation of PAN matrix and suppressed the thermal degradation. DEP-A-PAN exhibited a significantly reduced peak heat release rate (pHRR) compared to the control sample. Moreover, the limiting oxygen index (LOI) of DEP-A-PAN was up to 34.3 %, and remained at 26.6 % even after 50 laundering cycles (LCs), demonstrating excellent durable flame retardancy. Interestingly, DEP-A-PAN exhibited improved tensile strength of 2.97 cN/dtex. This work developed a simple and feasible method for preparing mechanical-enhanced flame retardant and smoke suppressive PAN fiber, which could be large-scale preparation.
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