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Chemistry and Industry of Forest Products ›› 2021, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (5): 31-37.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.0253-2417.2021.05.005

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Preparation and Properties of Sodium Lignosulfonate Based Intumescent Flame Retardant Polyurethane Foam

Yue MA, Xu LI, Zhiming LIU()   

  1. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China
  • Received:2021-03-23 Online:2021-10-28 Published:2021-11-04
  • Contact: Zhiming LIU E-mail:zhimingliuwhy@126.com

Abstract:

Sodium lignosulfonate based intumescent flame retardant polyurethane foam(PUF) composite was prepared by one-step foaming method with using sodium lignosulfonate(SLS) as physical filler, the compound of ammonium polyphosphate(APP) and pentaerythritol(PER) as intumescent flame retardant(IFR). Limiting oxygen index(LOI) test was used to study the flame retardancy of PUF materials; thermogravimetric analysis(TG) and cone calorimetry(CONE) were used to analyze the thermal degradation behavior and combustion behavior of PUF materials; scanning electron microscope(SEM) was used to analyze the micro morphology of residual carbon of PUF composites after cone test; the compressive strength of the materials as tested by universal mechanical testing machine. The results showed that LOI value of flame retardant PUF material reached 25.5%, when the amount of SLS was 4% and 30% IFR with the mass ratio of APP to PER of 4:1 was added, the compressive strength of the material was increased to 359.87 kPa. Compared with the pure PUF materials, the maximum thermal degradation rate, heat release rate and total heat release of the flame retardant PUF decreased, and the char yield at 700℃ increased to 34.5%. In sum, the addition of SLS and IFR significantly improved the flame retardant properties and compressive strength.

Key words: polyurethane foam, sodium lignosulfonate, intumescent flame retardant, flame retardancy, combustion behavior

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