Abstract
This work reports our recent effort on the preparation of α-Phenyl-N-(2-propyl-2-hydroxymethyl-1, 3-dihydroxy)-imine-Nickel (Ⅱ) (Ni-MOF) containing polyhydroxy groups and its application in improving the fire performance of PLA composites in combination with ammonium polyphosphate (APP). The flame retardant evaluation revealed that the presence of 1.7% Ni-MOF and 3.3% APP in PLA increased the LOI value to 31.0%, upgraded the UL-94 level to V-0, decreased the peak heat release rate (pHRR), total heat release (THR) and total smoking production (TSP) by 27%, 19% and 50%, respectively, and substantially delayed the time to ignition (TTI) from 67 to 97 s. It was proposed that the flame retardants take effect in both vapor and condensed phases, and Ni-MOF nanosheets can synergistically improve the flame resistance of PLA with APP. The incorporation of Ni-MOF effectively inhibited the deterioration of mechanical properties for PLA composites caused by the presence of APP.
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