[en] The European Union's regulations on halogenated flame retardants have led to investigations of alternatives. Poly(butylene terephthalate) (PBT), commonly used for its attractive properties in terms of use in electrical and electronics applications, is one of the polymers at risk under these guidelines. Indeed, its poor fire resistance often restricts its use or requires the addition of potentially toxic elements. The improvement of its flammability properties is thus crucial, and solid-state modification (SSM) is an ideal method to achieve this while preserving its crystalline structure and thermomechanical characteristics. Therefore, an intumescent copolyester made by SSM using a biobased co-monomer has been prepared. First, PBT was modified with a carbonizing agent, 2,3:4,5-di-O-isopropylidene-galactarate (GalX). The optimization of this process involved study of the effects of temperature, time, and pressure. The thermal properties of P(BT-co-GalXT) demonstrates that the positive qualities of PBT are retained reflecting the preservation of the crystalline phases during the solid-state reactions. Finally, pure PBT may be combined with the copolyester and ammonium polyphosphate to obtain an intumescence system which exhibits V-0 rating in the UL 94 test. This composition displays the desirable properties of the homopolymer as well as improved fire behavior.
Research center :
CIRMAP - Centre d'Innovation et de Recherche en Matériaux Polymères
Disciplines :
Materials science & engineering
Author, co-author :
Gerbehaye, Carolane; Laboratory of Polymeric and Composite Materials, University of Mons, Mons, Belgium
Bernaerts, Katrien V.; Sustainable Polymer Synthesis Group, Aachen-Maastricht Institute for Biobased Materials (AMIBM), Maastricht University, Geleen, Netherlands
Fontaine, Gaelle; Univ. Lille, CNRS, INRAE, Centrale Lille, UMR 8207 - UMET - Unité Matériaux et Transformations, France
Bourbigot, Serge; Univ. Lille, CNRS, INRAE, Centrale Lille, UMR 8207 - UMET - Unité Matériaux et Transformations, France ; Institut Universitaire de France, Paris, Île-de-France, France
Mincheva, Rosica ; Université de Mons - UMONS > Faculté des Sciences > Service des Matériaux Polymères et Composites
Raquez, Jean-Marie ; Université de Mons - UMONS > Faculté des Sciences > Service des Matériaux Polymères et Composites
Language :
English
Title :
Solid-state modification for improved flame retardancy
R400 - Institut de Recherche en Science et Ingénierie des Matériaux
Funders :
University of Mons European Commission European Regional Development Fund
Funding text :
Authors acknowledge support from the European Community (FEDER) in the frame of LCFM-BIOMAT, and OPTI2MAT program of excellence. The Bioprofiling platform (NMR tests) is also supported by the European Regional Development Fund and the Walloon Region, Belgium. Jean-Marie Raquez is a FRS-FNRS senior scientific researcher.
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