Flame Retardant and Mechanical Properties of Expanded Polystyrene Foams Containing Aluminum Phosphinate and Expandable Graphite

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10.2991/aeece-15.2015.44How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Expanded polystyrene foam, Expandable graphite, Aluminum phosphinate

Abstract

Halogen-free flame retarded expanded polystyrene (EPS) foams were prepared in this work. The effect of two kinds of aluminum phosphinates, i.e. diethyl aluminum phosphinate (DEAP) and diisobutyl aluminum phosphinate (DIAP), and their combination with expandable graphite (EG) on mechanical, flame retardant and thermal properties of EPS foams was studied. The results show that the use of DEAP or DIAP along with EG can greatly improve the flexural strength compared with same content of EG, whereas the LOI value slightly decreases. Moreover, thermal stability of EPS and flame retardant EPS foams was investigated.

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© 2015, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Lifei Hu
AU  - Zhengzhou Wang
PY  - 2015/09
DA  - 2015/09
TI  - Flame Retardant and Mechanical Properties of Expanded Polystyrene Foams Containing Aluminum Phosphinate and Expandable Graphite
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on Advances in Energy, Environment and Chemical Engineering
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 223
EP  - 226
SN  - 2352-5401
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/aeece-15.2015.44
DO  - 10.2991/aeece-15.2015.44
ID  - Hu2015/09
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