Facile Constructing Inorganic Phosphorus/boron-layered Double Hydroxide Complexes for Highly Efficient Fire-safety Epoxy Resin

Abstract

Abstract Concerning inorganic flame retardants, the facile fabrication and high-efficiency fire safety without compromising the mechanical property of matrix are still significant challenges. Here, nano-layered double hydroxide containing boron constructed on the surface of ammonium polyphosphate complexes (B-LDH@APP) is prepared by a simple in-situ coprecipitation technology to reduce the fire hazard and improve mechanical performances of epoxy resin (EP). The as-obtained 4B-LDH@APP/EP achieves the UL-94 V-0 rating and presents superior flame-safety performance. With respect to the 4APP/EP, the fire growth rate, the peak heat release rate, and the peak smoke production rate of 4B-LDH@APP/EP decrease by 77.8%, 57.3%, and 52.6%, respectively. The reason is mainly contributed to excellent synergistic flame-retardant effect among boron, LDH, and APP, which can accelerate the generation of compact charring residual with good microstructure during combustion of B-LDH@APP/EP composites. Furthermore, B-LDH@APP slightly affects the mechanical performances of EP matrix due to the upgraded interfacial interaction.