PMID- 36591118 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20230103 IS - 2470-1343 (Electronic) IS - 2470-1343 (Linking) VI - 7 IP - 51 DP - 2022 Dec 27 TI - Synergistic Flame Retardant Effect between Ionic Liquid-Functionalized Imogolite Nanotubes and Ammonium Polyphosphate in Unsaturated Polyester Resin. PG - 47601-47609 LID - 10.1021/acsomega.2c02803 [doi] AB - Imogolite nanotubes (INTs) were synthesized from tetraethoxysilane, aluminum nitrate nonahydrate, and ammonia solution by the method of Arancibia-Miranda, and their dispersion was modified by 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate ([BMIM]PF(6)) to obtain ionic liquid (IL)-functionalized INTs (INTs-PF(6)-ILs). Then, the flame retardant INTs-PF(6)-ILs was complexed with ammonium polyphosphate (APP) and applied to unsaturated polyester resin (UPR). The limiting oxygen index value and the UL-94 level of the UPR/APP/INTs-PF(6)-ILs composites reached 28 and V-0, respectively. The residual carbon of the composites in thermogravimetric analysis increased by 19.47%, compared with that of pure UPR. The cone calorimeter test result showed that the peak of heat release rate and total heat rate values of the UPR/APP/INTs-PF(6)-ILs composites were lowered by 41 and 34% than those of the pure UPR, respectively. The effect of heat combustion and the maximum mass loss rate of UPR/APP/INTs-PF(6)-ILs composites were also greatly decreased. There were no holes or folds observed on the surface of the UPR/APP/INTs-PF(6)-ILs composites' residual carbon in scanning electron microscopy images. The intact residual carbon could have effectively insulated the heat and oxygen to improve the flame retardant performance. CI - (c) 2022 The Authors. Published by American Chemical Society. FAU - Zhu, Taohua AU - Zhu T AD - Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, School of Chemistry and Biological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing100083, China. AD - School of Electronic Science and Control Engineering, Institute of Disaster Prevention, Sanhe065201, China. FAU - Guo, Guozheng AU - Guo G AD - School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, North China Institute of Science and Technology, Box 206, Yanjiao, Beijing101601, China. FAU - Li, Wanhong AU - Li W AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-2299-4061 AD - College of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Kunming Metallurgy College, Kunming, Yunnan Province650033, China. FAU - Gao, Ming AU - Gao M AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-7936-9895 AD - School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, North China Institute of Science and Technology, Box 206, Yanjiao, Beijing101601, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20221213 PL - United States TA - ACS Omega JT - ACS omega JID - 101691658 PMC - PMC9798765 COIS- The authors declare no competing financial interest. EDAT- 2023/01/03 06:00 MHDA- 2023/01/03 06:01 PMCR- 2022/12/13 CRDT- 2023/01/02 04:45 PHST- 2022/05/06 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/11/28 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/01/02 04:45 [entrez] PHST- 2023/01/03 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/01/03 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2022/12/13 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1021/acsomega.2c02803 [doi] PST - epublish SO - ACS Omega. 2022 Dec 13;7(51):47601-47609. doi: 10.1021/acsomega.2c02803. eCollection 2022 Dec 27.