Journal
FIBERS AND POLYMERS
Volume 14, Issue 5, Pages 767-771Publisher
KOREAN FIBER SOC
DOI: 10.1007/s12221-013-0767-2
Keywords
Alginic acid fiber; Zinc alginate fiber; Zinc ion; Flame retardance; Thermal degradation
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Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [50673046]
- National High Technology Research and Development Program of China [2010AA093701]
- Program for Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team in University [IRT0970]
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The study employs limiting oxygen index (LOI) measurements, cone calorimetry (CONE) and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) to examine the catalytic effect of zinc ion content on the flame retardance and thermal degradation of alginate fibers. LOI results show that all zinc alginate fibers are intrinsically flame retardant, with LOI values of over 27.0, as compared with about 24.5 for alginic acid fiber. The heat release rate (HRR) and total heat release values of zinc alginate fibers (obtained from CONE) are significantly less than those of alginic acid fiber, and decrease with increasing zinc ion content. TGA indicates that char formation increases and maximum thermal weight-loss rate is reduced when zinc content in the fibers is increased. The residues of zinc alginate fibers keep their shapes better than those of the alginic acid fiber. Further discussion of the combustion process and flame retardant mechanism is presented.
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