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The fire-resistant properties of polymer nanocomposites based on polyvinylchloride and nanoparticles of metal compounds were studied. The investigation of nanoparticles and the determination of their sizes were carried out using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The size of the nanoparticles of magnesium hydroxide was equal to 50–100 nm; iron oxide, 25–50 nm; and zinc oxide, 50–100 nm. Another type of fire retardant used in the work was aminotrimethylenephosphonic acid ammonium salt (AMPAS); however, the total content of the different additives did not exceed 15%. The nanocomposites obtained were investigated by means of thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC); in addition, the parameters of the oxygen index (OI) and carbon residue (CR) were measured for them. The lowest combustibility was exemplified by the composite material containing as the fire retardants a mixture of AMPAS and ZnO.
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Original Russian Text © A.A. Sertsova, M.Yu. Koroleva, E.V. Yurtov, O.B. Pravednikova, O.S. Dutikova, L.S. Gal’braikh, 2009, published in Khimicheskaya Tekhnologiya, 2009, Vol. 10, No. 12, pp. 706–712.
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Sertsova, A.A., Koroleva, M.Y., Yurtov, E.V. et al. Fire-resistant polymer nanocomposites based on metal oxides and hydroxides. Theor Found Chem Eng 44, 772–777 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0040579510050222
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1134/S0040579510050222