Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
Volume 236, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.123947
Keywords
Poly(lactic acid); Chitosan; Flame retardancy; Mechanical property; Rheological property
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A chitosan-based coreshell flame retardant additive (APBA@PA@CS) was prepared to improve the fire resistance and mechanical properties of poly(lactic acid) (PLA). It reduced the heat release rate and increased the tensile strength, elongation at break, impact strength, and crystallinity of PLA.
The inherent shortcomings such as flammability, brittleness, and low crystallinity limit the broad applications of poly(lactic acid) (PLA). To improve the fire resistance and mechanical properties of PLA, a chitosan-based coreshell flame retardant additive (APBA@PA@CS) was prepared for PLA via the self-assembly of interionic interactions among chitosan (CS), phytic acid (PA), and 3-aminophenyl boronic acid (APBA). The peak heat release rate (pHRR) and total heat release rate (THR) of PLA composite containing 3 wt% APBA@PA@CS decreased from 460.1 kW/m2 and 75.8 MJ/m2 to 419.0 kW/m2 and 53.1 MJ/m2, respectively. The presence of APBA@PA@CS contributed to the formation of a high-quality char layer rich in phosphorus and boron in the condensed phase and released non-flammable gases in the gas phase to hinder the exchange of heat and O2, thereby having a synergistic flame retardant effect. Meanwhile, the tensile strength, elongation at break, impact strength, and crystallinity of PLA/APBA@PA@CS were increased by 3.7 %, 17.4 %, 5.3 %, and 55.2 %, respectively. This study provides a feasible route to construct a chitosan-based N/B/P tri-element hybrid to improve the fire safety performance and mechanical properties of PLA biocomposites.
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