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Degradation, Stabilization, and Flammability of Polymer Blends

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Polymer Blends Handbook

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The thermal degradation and fire retardancy of polymer blends is covered in this chapter. Blends of PVC, polystyrenes, polyolefins, and polyamides are covered. The component parts of the blend may have the same stability as does its homopolymer or it may be less or more thermally stable. In some cases the relative amounts of the polymers may cause a change from a less thermally stable polymer to one which is more thermally stable. Thus, one can only determine through experimentation how making a blend will affect the thermal stability of its constituent parts.

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  1. Industrial Materials Institute, National Research Council of Canada, Boucherville, Québec, Canada

    Leszek A. Utracki

  2. Department of Chemistry and Fire Retardant Research Facility, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

    Charles A. Wilkie

Notations and Abbreviations

ABS

Acrylonitrile–butadiene–styrene terpolymer

AMLR

Average mass loss rate

AO

Antimony oxide

ASEA

Average specific extinction area

ATH

Aluminum trihydroxide – Al(OH)3

BER

Brominated epoxy resin

BTBPOE

1,2-bis(2,4,6-tribromophenoxy)ethane

CPE

Chlorinated polyethylene

DB

Decabromodiphenyl ether

DMP-RDP

Tetra-2,6-dimethylphenyl resorcinol diphosphate

DSC

Differential scanning calorimetry

DTA

Differential thermal analysis

EHC

Effective heat of combustion

EP

Epoxy resin

EVA

Ethylene–vinyl acetate copolymer

FR

Fire retardant

FRCM

Fire-retardant clay material

GPC

Gel permeation chromatography

HDPE

High-density PE

HRR

Heat release rate

IFR

Intumescent fire retardant

IR

Infrared spectroscopy

LDPE

Low-density PE

LLDPE

Linear low-density PE

LOI

Limiting oxygen index

MH

Magnesium hydroxide – Mg(OH)2

MMT

Montmorillonite

NC

Nanoclay

NMR

Nuclear magnetic resonance

NP

Novolac phenol resins

OMMT

Organically modified MMT

PA

Polyamide

PAN

Polyacrylonitrile

PB

Polybutene-1

PC

Polycarbonate

PE

Polyethylene

PHRR

Peak heat release rate

PMMA

Poly(methyl methacrylate)

PMP

Polymethylpentene

PP

Polypropylene

PPO

Poly(phenylene oxide)

PVC

Poly(vinyl chloride)

RDP

Resorcinol diphosphate

SAN

Styrene–acrylonitrile copolymer

SEM

Scanning electron microscopy

TBBPA

Tetrabromobisphenol A

TDT

Thermal decomposition temperature

TG

Thermogravimetric analysis

TGA

Thermogravimetric analysis

THR

Total heat released

tig

Time to ignition

TPP

Triphenyl phosphate

TVA

Thermal volatilization analysis

UHMWPE

Ultrahigh-molecular-weight PE

ULDPE

Ultralow-density PE

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Matusinovic, Z., Wilkie, C.A. (2014). Degradation, Stabilization, and Flammability of Polymer Blends. In: Utracki, L., Wilkie, C. (eds) Polymer Blends Handbook. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6064-6_16

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