Application of calculus equation in solving thermal decomposition kinetics parameters of flame retardant flexible polyurethane foam

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10.2991/mmebc-16.2016.385How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Broido equation, activation energy, pyrolysis, flexible polyurethane foam.

Abstract

Flexible polyurethane foam has been treated with borax, expanded graphite (EG), EG/borax as flame retardant, respectively. The thermal degradation of samples has been studied by thermogravimetry (TG) and differential thermogravimetry (DTG) in air. From the resulting data, kinetic parameters for different stages of thermal degradation are obtained following the method of Broido. For the decomposition of flexible polyurethane foam and flame retardant flexible polyurethane foam, the activation energy is found to increase from 21.8 to 37.6 kJmol-1, which shows the good flame retardance of these compounds.

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© 2016, 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  - Caiyun Sun
AU  - Genyin Cheng
AU  - Ming Gao
PY  - 2016/06
DA  - 2016/06
TI  - Application of calculus equation in solving thermal decomposition kinetics parameters of flame retardant flexible polyurethane foam
BT  - Proceedings of the 2016 6th International Conference on Machinery, Materials, Environment, Biotechnology and Computer
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 1916
EP  - 1920
SN  - 2352-5401
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DO  - 10.2991/mmebc-16.2016.385
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