DOAJ Open Access 2023

Flame Retardant Nanocomposites of Polystyrene-Modified Sepiolite Clay

Ur Rehman Shafi Javaid Sana Shahid Muhammad Yasin Tariq Rashid Badar

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Flame retardancy is the property that is highly demanded when it comes to deal with plastics in different industries. In this research general purpose polystyrene (GPPS) and modified sepiolite clay are melt blended together to fabricate flame retardant nanocomposites. Structural analysis were performed with the help of Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) techniques. Morphological analysis of the fabricated nanocomposites were carried out using scanning electron microscope (SEM). As a result of better clay dispersion in polymer matrix and intermolecular interactions, mechanical properties are also improved. The standard procedure (ASTM D4986-20) was followed for observing the flame retardancy of the fabricated nanocomposites. Tangible decrease is noted upto 48% in burning rate of the optimum sample which reflects improvement in flame retardancy.

Topik & Kata Kunci

Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)

Penulis (5)

Ur Rehman Shafi

Javaid Sana

Shahid Muhammad

Yasin Tariq

Rashid Badar

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Shafi, U.R., Sana, J., Muhammad, S., Tariq, Y., Badar, R. (2023). Flame Retardant Nanocomposites of Polystyrene-Modified Sepiolite Clay. https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202338102002

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Lihat di Sumber doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202338102002

Informasi Jurnal

Tahun Terbit: 2023
Sumber Database: DOAJ
DOI: 10.1051/matecconf/202338102002
Akses: Open Access ✓