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Facile fabrication, mechanical property and flame retardancy of aerogel composites based on alginate and melamine-formaldehyde

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POLYMER
Volume 181, Issue -, Pages -

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ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2019.121783

Keywords

Water resistant; Flame retardant; Aerogel

Funding

  1. Science Challenge Project [TZ2018004]
  2. National Science Foundation of China [21707127, 21504071]

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Aerogel composites based on melamine-formaldehyde (MF) and alginate (A) was fabricated with ice-templated method. The preparation process involves two cross-linking processes, in aerogel precursor at room temperature and in dried aerogel at 80 degrees C (100% humidity), respectively. Cross-linking was demonstrated to be very efficient for improving the mechanical property and water resistance of MF-A aerogels. The obtained aerogels have compressive moduli ranging from 1.2 MPa to 24.1 MPa. All the cross-linked aerogels display good dimensional stability when soaked in water. The morphological study of MF-A aerogels show a layered or network microstructure, with a homogeneous distribution of MF spheres. Due to low density and porous structure, MF-A aerogels have low thermal conductivity from 0.035 to 0.047 W/m K. MF-A aerogels have good thermal stability and extremely low flammability, with LOI value up to 41%. This novel aerogel from partially bio-based raw material would have promising application prospects.

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