Journal
POLYMERS
Volume 14, Issue 8, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/polym14081591
Keywords
phenolic foam; low melting point glass frits; ceramization; flame retardancy; thermal stability
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- Special project for the transformation of major scientific and technological achievements in Shenyang [20-203-5-01]
- Ministry of Education and Science of Russian Federation [11.9505.2017/8.9]
- Department of Science and Technology of Liaoning Province [2017304004]
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Ceramifiable phenolic foam (GC-PF) with low ceramization temperature was prepared by incorporating low melting point glass frits into a phenolic resin matrix. GC-PF exhibited excellent thermal stability and flame retardancy.
Ceramifiable phenolic foam (GC-PF) with a low ceramization temperature has been prepared by incorporation of low melting point glass frits (LMG) containing B2O3 and Na2O as main components into a phenolic resin matrix. Fourier transform infrared spectrometry, X-ray diffractometry, and scanning electron microscopy were used for assessment of the structure, phase composition, and morphology of GC-PF before and after combustion analysis, respectively. A glassy ceramic protective layer is formed when GC-PF is exposed to flame or a high temperature environment. The presence of LMG not only reduces the level of defects in the phenolic foam cell wall (gas escape pore), but also promotes the generation of a glassy ceramic protective layer that could inhibit heat feedback from the combustion zone and reduce the rate of formation of volatile fuel fragments. Thermogravimetric analysis and differential scanning calorimetry were used to establish that GC-PF exhibits excellent thermal stability. Limiting oxygen index (LOI) determination suggests that GC-PF displays good flame retardancy. The LOI of GC-PF was as high as 45.6%, and the char residue at 900 degrees C was six times greater than that for ordinary phenolic foam (O-PF). The area of the raw material matrix of GC-PF after combustion for 60 s was about 1.7 times larger than that for O-PF. A possible mode of formation of glassy ceramics has been proposed.
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