Lignin‐derived flame retardant for improving fire safety and mechanical properties of polypropylene

• Published in: Journal of applied polymer science Vol. 140; no. 48
• Main Authors: Zhao, Xiaojie, Liu, Yuhan, Sun, Benhui, Liu, Zechi, Shao, Zhu‐Bao, Liu, Xiaobo, Zhang, Huiliang, Sun, Zhaoyan, Hu, Wei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 20.12.2023
• Subjects: Aminopropyltriethoxysilane; Carbonization; Composite materials; Fire protection; Fire safety; Flame retardants; Lignin; Mechanical properties; Modulus of elasticity; Polypropylene; Self-assembly; Tensile strength

Abstract In this work, the self‐assembled lignin‐based flame retardant (LMA) was grafted with γ‐aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APTES) to obtain a novel type of silicon‐containing intumescent flame retardant (LK), which can be applied on polypropylene (PP) to obtain flame retardant PP (PP‐LK). Furthermo...