摘要
Different reactive flame retardants have been extensively developed for vinyl ester resins(VERs),but very few of them can yield a flame-retardant resin that meets defined standards(e.g.UL-94 V-0 rating).In this work,phosphorous-containing 1-vinylimidazole salts(called VIDHP and VIDPP)were synthesized through the facile neutralization of the acid and 1-vinylimidazole.VIDHP and VIDPP were then applied as flame-retardant crosslinking agents of VERs,by which phosphorus-containing groups could be incorporated into the resin chain via ionic bonds.VIDHP/VER and VIDPP/VER showed a high curing activity and can be well cured in moderate temperatures.With 20 wt.%additions of VIDHP and VIDPP,VIDHP20/VER,and VIDPP20/VER presented a limiting oxygen index value of 29.7%and 28.4%,respectively,with the latter achieving a UL 94 V0 rating.In the cone calorimetric test,compared to the unmodified VERs,VIDPP20/VER exhibited large reductions in the peak heat release rate,total heat release rate,and total smoke release rate while VIDHP20/VER demonstrated comparatively inferior performance in terms of the heat release.VIDHP20/VER and VIDPP20/VER showed good thermal stability and presented a little lower glass transition temperature than the control sample.VIDPP with a low phosphorus oxidation state(+1)demonstrated high flame-retardant activities in the gaseous phase,whereas VIDHP with a high phosphorus oxidation state(+5)primarily exhibited efficacy in the condensed phase.
基金
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.51991351 and51903132)
the Young Elite Scientist Sponsorship Program by CAST(No.2022QNRC001).
