Iron-based MOF with rodlike morphology boosting flame retardancy and mechanical strength of epoxy containing ammonium polyphosphate
摘要
Synergistic flame retardants capable of enhancing both the flame retardancy and the mechanical properties of epoxy resin (EP) are crucial for developing high-performance flame-retardant EP. Using fumaric acid and terephthalic acid as ligands and iron ions as coordination metals, four iron-based metal–organic frameworks (Fe-MOFs) with different morphologies, namely hexahedra and hexagonal bipyramids d-MIL-88A-Fe, rod-shaped r-MIL-88A-Fe, diamond-shaped sphere s-MIL-88B-Fe, and hexagonal bipyramidal diamond d-MIL-88B-Fe, were obtained by controlling the preparation condition. The influence of the addition of these Fe-MOFs on the EP mechanical properties and flame retardancy was explored. The r-MIL-88A-Fe showed the best performance. Meanwhile, r-MIL-88A-Fe and ammonium polyphosphate (APP) exhibited a synergistic flame retardancy in EP. In the UL-94 test, EP-(r)Fe88A-APP1:19, containing 8% r-MIL-88A-Fe and APP with the mass ratio at 1:19 in EP, reached V-0 level, while EP-APP, containing 8% APP in EP, only reached V-1 level. Moreover, the tensile strength and impact strength of EP-(r)Fe88A-APP1:19 increased by 12.9% and 42.4%, respectively, compared to EP-APP. The r-MIL-88A-Fe and APP synergistic flame retardant shows excellent potential in preparing high-performance flame-retardant EP.