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Construction of polylactic acid-based flame retardant composites by zinc oxide and bamboo carbon

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Polylactic acid (PLA) is often used in the preparation of environmentally friendly biodegradable polymer plastics, and how to improve the flame retardant performance of polylactic acid has been concerned by experts and scholars. Here, we provide a new idea, using bamboo activated carbon as the main material, and phytic acid, urea and Zn(NO3)2·6(H2O) as modifiers to produce a new type of carbon flame retardant. It has bamboo activated carbon as carbon source; second, it has P, N elements and metal oxides. The two synergistically play a flame retardant role on polylactic acid. The polylactic acid composite showed good thermal stability, from no grade optimization to V-0 in the UL-94 test, and the limiting oxygen index was also increased from 20.1 to 31.2%. The above tests show that bamboo activated carbon loaded with ZnO has a good flame retardant effect on polylactic acid.

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This study was supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province of China (no. LZ22C160006), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (no. 32171878), and the National Engineering and Technology Research Center of Wood-Based Resources Comprehensive Utilization of Zhejiang A and F University.

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    Mengyao Ling, Ningning Yin, Yifan Chen, Zenan Zhou, Haifeng Chen, Jingda Huang & Wenbiao Zhang

  2. Faculty of Forestry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, V6T 1Z4, Canada

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Ling, M., Yin, N., Chen, Y. et al. Construction of polylactic acid-based flame retardant composites by zinc oxide and bamboo carbon. Carbon Lett. 34, 665–675 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42823-023-00663-4

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