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JOURNAL OF THERMAL ANALYSIS AND CALORIMETRY
Volume 97, Issue 3, Pages 949-958Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10973-009-0379-7
Keywords
Arylphosphates; BDP; Flame retardance; PC; PC/ABS
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The pyrolysis of polycarbonate (PC) and PC/acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (PC/ABS) with and without arylphosphates (triphenylphosphate TPP, resorcinol-bis(diphenyl phosphate) RDP and bisphenol A bis(diphenyl phosphate) BDP) is investigated by thermal analysis as key to understanding the flame retardancy mechanisms and corresponding structure-property relationships. The correspondence between the decomposition temperature range of arylphosphates and PC is pointed out as prerequisite for the occurrence of the reaction between arylphosphate and structures that are typical for the beginning of PC decomposition. Resulting cross-linking enhances charring in the condensed phase and competes with the alternative release of phosphate in the gas phase and thus flame inhibition. Flame inhibition was identified as the main flame retardancy mechanism. The additional condensed phase mechanisms optimise the performance.
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