PMID- 38591628 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20240411 IS - 1996-1944 (Print) IS - 1996-1944 (Electronic) IS - 1996-1944 (Linking) VI - 17 IP - 3 DP - 2024 Feb 5 TI - Flame-Retardant and Transparent Unsaturated Polyester Based on P/N Liquid Flame Retardants and Modified Halloysite Nanotubes. LID - 10.3390/ma17030761 [doi] LID - 761 AB - Unsaturated polyester resin (UPR) with excellent flame retardant is mainly obtained by adding large amounts of flame retardants, usually at the expense of mechanical properties. In this work, a reactive flame retardant containing phosphorus and nitrogen (DOPO-N) was successfully synthesized and incorporated in UPR as a crosslinker. The mechanical and flame-retardant properties of UPR composites were enhanced. UPR/30DOPO-N passed a UL-94 V-1 rating with a limiting oxygen index (LOI) of 30.8%. The tensile strength of UPR/30DOPO-N increased by 24.4%. On this basis, a small amount of modified HNTs (VHNTs) was added to further improve the flame-retardant properties of the composite. With the introduction of 3 wt% VHNTs, the composite passed the UL-94 V-0 rating. The peak of heat release rate (PHRR) and total heat release (THR) of it decreased by 60.7% and 48.3%, respectively. Moreover, the detailed flame-retarding mechanism of DOPO-N and VHNTs was investigated by thermogravimetric infrared spectroscopy (TG-IR), Raman spectra, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). It was found that DOPO-N played a role in quenching the flame in the gas phase and cooperated with VHNTs to enhance the barrier effect in the condensed phase. FAU - Dou, Yanli AU - Dou Y AD - The Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Automotive Material, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130025, China. FAU - Ju, Aixun AU - Ju A AD - The Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Automotive Material, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130025, China. FAU - Zhong, Zheng AU - Zhong Z AD - The Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Automotive Material, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130025, China. FAU - Huo, Yutong AU - Huo Y AD - The Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Automotive Material, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130025, China. FAU - Yao, Weiguo AU - Yao W AD - The Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Automotive Material, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130025, China. LA - eng GR - 20220402027GH/Jilin Province Science and Technology Development Plan Project/ PT - Journal Article DEP - 20240205 PL - Switzerland TA - Materials (Basel) JT - Materials (Basel, Switzerland) JID - 101555929 PMC - PMC10856195 OTO - NOTNLM OT - DOPO OT - flame retardants OT - halloysite nanotube OT - unsaturated polyester resin COIS- The authors declare that they have no conflicts to interest. EDAT- 2024/04/09 12:43 MHDA- 2024/04/09 12:44 PMCR- 2024/02/05 CRDT- 2024/04/09 07:05 PHST- 2024/01/03 00:00 [received] PHST- 2024/01/26 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2024/01/30 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2024/04/09 12:44 [medline] PHST- 2024/04/09 12:43 [pubmed] PHST- 2024/04/09 07:05 [entrez] PHST- 2024/02/05 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - ma17030761 [pii] AID - materials-17-00761 [pii] AID - 10.3390/ma17030761 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Materials (Basel). 2024 Feb 5;17(3):761. doi: 10.3390/ma17030761.