Nanoclay synergy in flame retarded/glass fibre reinforced polyamide 6

Nanoclay and carbon nanotubes as potential synergists of an organophosphorus flame-retardant in poly(methyl methacrylate)

“…Some progress was made with filler nanoparticles such as organically modified layered-silicate clay minerals referred to as organoclays or nanoclays [4,5], extended carbon nanostructures [5,6], layered double hydroxides [7], polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes [8], and oxide ceramic nanoparticles [9] to achieve synergistic improvements in flame retardancy of polymers filled with halogen-free flameretardants. However, no synergism or even strong anti-synergism was encountered in many cases [9e13].…”

“…Nanoclays (NCs) and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) attract much of the current interest owing to their extended structures allowing for protective clay nanolayer or carbon nanotube network assemblies to be established on the flaming surface against heat and mass transfer during combustion. In particular, these filler nanoparticles were previously proved successful when used in combination with mineral-type [6,14,15] and phosphorus-based [4,5,16] flameretardants.…”

Influence of Mold Temperature Associated with Glass Fiber on the Mechanical and Thermal Properties of a (PA6/GF/MMT) Nanocomposite

“…In the last decade, many works have studied the application of nanoparticles and fibers to the production of nanocomposite materials. In the last few years, academic and industrial studies have focused on the synthesis and characterization of polymeric nanocomposites, which are composed of an inorganic phase dispersed at a nanoscale level in a polymeric matrix [1][2][3][4][5][6][7].…”

Investigation of thermal degradation characteristics of polyamide-6 containing melamine or melamine cyanurate via direct pyrolysis mass spectrometry

“…Several studies focused on the improvement of the flame retardancy of PA6 [7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]. It has been determined that various mechanisms depending on the experimental conditions contribute to thermal degradation.…”