Abstract
Three types of nanosilica-based urea–formaldehyde (UF) hybrid composite materials with a formaldehyde-to-urea (F/U) ratio of 0.8 were synthesized (UF with SiO2—Resin 1, UF + SiO2 + thiourea [TU]—Resin 2 and UF + SiO2 + thiosemicarbazide [TSC]—Resin 3). The thermal behavior of obtained materials was studied by nonisothermal thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), differential thermal gravimetry (DTG), differential thermal analysis (DTA) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and supported by data from Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). Nanosilica-based UF hybrid composites have been irradiated (50 kGy) and after that their radiation stability was evaluated on the basis of thermal behavior. The percentage of free formaldehyde in all prepared samples was determined. DTG peaks of unmodified nanosilica-based UF resin (UF with SiO2) are shifted to a high temperature. The minimum percentage values of free formaldehyde (3%) for samples based on UF with SiO2 and UF + SiO2 + TSC after irradiation dose of 50 kGy are detected.
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