Nanocarbon-Based Flame Retardant Polymer Nanocomposites

Abstract

In recent years, nanocarbon materials have attracted the interest of researchers due to their excellent properties. Nanocarbon-based flame retardant polymer composites have enhanced thermal stability and mechanical properties compared with traditional flame retardant composites. In this article, the unique structural features of nanocarbon-based materials and their use in flame retardant polymeric materials are initially introduced. Afterwards, the flame retardant mechanism of nanocarbon materials is described. The main discussions include material components such as graphene, carbon nanotubes, fullerene (in preparing resins), elastomers, plastics, foams, fabrics, and film–matrix materials. Furthermore, the flame retardant properties of carbon nanomaterials and their modified products are summarized. Carbon nanomaterials not only play the role of a flame retardant in composites, but also play an important role in many aspects such as mechanical reinforcement. Finally, the opportunities and challenges for future development of carbon nanomaterials in flame-retardant polymeric materials are briefly discussed.

An overview of the recent advances in flame retarded poly(lactic acid)

“…Carbon nanotubes often require functional modification to reduce agglomeration. [141][142][143] Gu et al 112 prepared core-shell particles (MWCNT-DOPO-OH) based on multi-walled carbon nanotubes and added them to the aluminum hypophosphite (AHP)/PLA system (Figure 4C). The AHP/PLA composite with 15 wt% AHP only reached UL 94 V-2 rating, while with 1 wt % MWCNT-DOPO-OH and 14 wt% AHP, PLA samples passed the UL 94 V-0 rating, and the tensile properties were also improved.…”

“…1D nanoscale compounds are widely used in electromagnetics, optics, catalysis and other fields due to their excellent properties, and have recently been added to PLA as FRs. Carbon nanotubes often require functional modification to reduce agglomeration 141–143 . Gu et al 112 prepared core‐shell particles (MWCNT‐DOPO‐OH) based on multi‐walled carbon nanotubes and added them to the aluminum hypophosphite (AHP)/PLA system (Figure 4C).…”

Polysaccharides Composite Materials as Carbon Nanoparticles Carrier

“…Their key functional properties include extremely good electrical and thermal conductivity, electrochemical and thermal stability, and mechanical strength. Recent studies have also shown their high biocompatibility with cells such as osteocytes and neurons and their antimicrobial activity, which greatly enhances their applicability in biomedical sciences [ 7 , 9 , 21 , 22 ].…”

“…In turn, 3-D nanostructures are homo- and heterogeneous materials built from monoblocks with nanometer-scale sizes that form common interfaces. Photonic crystals are an example of 3-D structures [ 7 , 8 , 9 ].…”

Structural and Spectral Properties of 4-(5-methyl-[1, 2, 4] triazolo [1, 5-a] pyrimidine-7-yloxy) phthalonitrile: Analysis by TD-DFT Method, ADME Analysis, and Molecular Docking Simulations

“…Phthalonitriles are used to prepare composite materials and improve material properties. These studies include the addition of polymer matrix, doping of flame retardant, fluorescent sensing, and photosensitizing properties (Madakbaş et al, 2013;Ilyas et al, 2021;Yang et al, 2021).…”