Development of Biodegradable Flame-Retardant Bamboo Charcoal Composites, Part II: Thermal Degradation, Gas Phase, and Elemental Analyses

• Published in: Polymers Vol. 12; no. 10; p. 2238
• Main Authors: Wang, Shanshan, Zhang, Liang, Semple, Kate, Zhang, Min, Zhang, Wenbiao, Dai, Chunping
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 28.09.2020; MDPI
• Subjects: Aluminum; aluminum hypophosphite; Aromatic compounds; Bamboo; bamboo charcoal; Biodegradability; Carbonyl groups; Carbonyls; Charcoal; Combustion products; Composite materials; composites; Crystallization; Differential scanning calorimetry; Fillers; flame retardancy; Flame retardants; Heat; Infrared analysis; Infrared spectroscopy; Machinability; Mechanical properties; Melt blending; Nitrogen; Nucleation; Photoelectrons; Polylactic acid; Polymers; Radiation; Scientific imaging; Thermal degradation; Thermogravimetric analysis; Thermogravimetry; Vapor phases; Japan; Germany

Bamboo charcoal (BC) and aluminum hypophosphite (AHP) singly and in combination were investigated as flame-retardant fillers for polylactic acid (PLA). A set of BC/PLA/AHP composites were prepared by melt-blending and tested for thermal and flame-retardancy properties in Part I. Here, in Part II, th...