The Flame Retardant for Polypropylene using Magnesium Hydroxide with Intumescent Components

摘要

In this work we present results of our study on flammability of polypropylene samples containing various fire retardants. Moreover, the influence of the flame retardants added to PP on the structure of polypropylene matrix was investigated.The effect of magnesium hydroxide on thermal properties of isotactic polypropylene was measured on a cone calorimeter. The measurements were performed in air at heat flux of 50kW/m~2.Melamine polyphosphate, when added to MagShield-PP system, shows the highest fire-retarding effect compared to other intumescent compounds studied, such as pentaerythritol, urea polyphosphate and zinc borate. The weakest effect was recorded for zinc borate-containing composite.Results of the structural study allow to conclude that fire retardants based on magnesium compounds in practice do not change the crystalline structure of isotactic polypropylene.The intumescent fire retardants act as nucleants of hexagonal form of isotactic polypropylene.