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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Marney, D.C.O.
• Russell, L.J.
• Wu, D.Y.
• Nguyen, T.
• Cramm, D.
• Rigopoulos, N.
• Wright, N.
• Greaves, M.

Titel

The suitability of halloysite nanotubes as a fire retardant for nylon 6

Ist Teil von

• Polymer degradation and stability, 2008-10, Vol.93 (10), p.1971-1978

Ort / Verlag

Kidlington: Elsevier Ltd

Erscheinungsjahr

2008

Quelle

Access via ScienceDirect (Elsevier)

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• This work presents the first study on the fire behaviour of halloysite nanotubes–nylon 6 composites. The nylon 6–halloysite composites were prepared at 5–30 wt% of halloysite loadings by a simple melt extrusion process. A range of standard fire tests and characterization techniques were used to assess the efficacy and mechanism by which the halloysite nanotubes inhibited the burning of nylon. We found that for such systems, relatively high concentrations of additive (≥15 wt%) were required to achieve the levels of fire retardant property normally associated with nanoclay (or layered silicate) additives. We proposed that the primary mechanism of flame inhibition for halloysite nanotubes was similar to that of conventional nanoclays; however, the ease of composite preparation is an attractive consideration for further development or study of such systems.