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POLYMER DEGRADATION AND STABILITY
Volume 124, Issue -, Pages 60-67Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2015.12.004
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PMMA; Flammability; Sepiolite; Montmorillonite; ZrO2
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The thermal degradation and flame retardancy of poly(methyl methacrylate) containing three mineral fillers, with different geometry, MMT: plate-like, sepiolite: fibrilar and zirconium oxide ZrO2: spherical, in combination with ammonium polyphosphate (APP) were studied. The flame behavior of composites was investigated using pyrolysis-combustion flow calorimeter, cone calorimeter and LOI tests. The results revealed that the composites containing APP and sepiolite present the best fire behavior. A rheological study was performed on composites to establish a relationship between viscosity and flammability. The residues of samples after cone calorimeter test were studied using X-ray diffraction and micro tomography in order to investigate their chemical composition and also repartition of fillers. A better repartition of sepiolite during combustion could be the origin of the best results obtained for sample containing this filler. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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