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Thermal degradation mechanism and flame retardancy of epoxy systems containing tris(3-nitrophenyl) phosphine

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The aim of this work was to study the effect of tris(3-nitrophenyl) phosphine (NPPh3), which showed a good thermal stability and carbon-forming ability, on the flame retardancy and thermal degradation mechanism of epoxy resins. A series of diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A (DGEBA) loaded with tris(3-nitrophenyl) phosphine (NPPh3) were prepared. It was found that NPPh3 can effectively improve the flame retardancy and thermal stability of the composites. When the loading amount of NPPh3 was 14%, the LOI value of the DGEBA composites was 29.2% (about 1.53 times the corresponding value of the original DGEBA resin). Thermal stability was studied by thermogravimetric analysis, and the results showed that the addition of NPPh3 can improve char formation of this system both in nitrogen and in air atmosphere. Specifically, its combustion residue at 800 °C in nitrogen atmosphere was about 4.26 times of the original resin. Differential scanning calorimetry indicated that NPPh3 slightly decreased the glass transition temperature of epoxy resins. Additionally, the gaseous degradation products were analyzed by thermogravimetric analysis/infrared spectrometry, providing insight into the thermal degradation mechanism. Scanning electron microscopy and Fourier transform infrared were brought together to evaluate the morphology and structure of the residual char obtained after combustion.

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    Hang Luo, Yunyun Yang, Xilei Cao & Xufu Cai

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Luo, H., Yang, Y., Cao, X. et al. Thermal degradation mechanism and flame retardancy of epoxy systems containing tris(3-nitrophenyl) phosphine. J Therm Anal Calorim 132, 1629–1637 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-018-7081-6

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