Disclosure of Invention
Based on the prior art, the invention aims to provide the attapulgite-based flame retardant with good flame-retardant, smoke-inhibiting and toxicity-reducing capabilities.
The technical scheme adopted by the invention for realizing the purpose is as follows:
the attapulgite-based flame retardant consists of attapulgite, yttrium phosphate and ammonium perrhenate, wherein the content of the yttrium phosphate is 10-30% of the mass of the attapulgite, and the content of the ammonium perrhenate is 10-20% of the mass of the attapulgite.
The preparation method of the attapulgite-based flame retardant comprises the following steps: mixing attapulgite, yttrium phosphate and ammonium perrhenate by a mechanochemical method to obtain the attapulgite-based flame retardant.
Preferably, the attapulgite is mixed with yttrium phosphate and then with ammonium perrhenate.
More preferably, the attapulgite is mixed with yttrium phosphate for 5 to 10min, and mixed with ammonium perrhenate for 3 to 5min.
Preferably, the apparatus used for mechanochemical mixing is a high energy ball mill.
The attapulgite-based flame retardant is applied to the preparation of flame-retardant polymer composite materials.
The attapulgite-based flame retardant is applied to the preparation of halogen-free low-smoke flame-retardant cable sheath materials.
Preferably, the content of the attapulgite-based flame retardant in the halogen-free low-smoke flame-retardant cable sheath material is 1.5-5 wt%.
More preferably, the content of the attapulgite-based flame retardant in the halogen-free low-smoke flame-retardant cable sheath material is 2-3 wt%.
The halogen-free low-smoke flame-retardant cable sheath material comprises the following components in parts by weight:
10-15 parts of linear low-density polyethylene, 10-20 parts of ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, 30-45 parts of aluminum hydroxide, 10-15 parts of magnesium hydroxide, 3-8 parts of toughening agent, 2-5 parts of compatilizer, 2-3 parts of attapulgite-based flame retardant and 0.5-1.5 parts of antioxidant.
Advantageous effects
The attapulgite-based flame retardant disclosed by the invention is compounded with attapulgite, yttrium phosphate and ammonium perrhenate, so that the flame retardant, smoke suppression and toxicity reduction capabilities of a high polymer material can be remarkably improved, the mechanical properties of the material can be remarkably improved, the attapulgite-based flame retardant has an obvious synergistic effect, and the attapulgite-based flame retardant is an excellent multifunctional assistant for the high polymer material.
Detailed Description
The technical solution of the present invention will be further described in detail with reference to the following examples.
Example 1
1. Fully and uniformly mixing commercially purified and dissociated attapulgite powder with yttrium phosphate by using a mechanochemical method (equipment is a high-energy ball mill), wherein the ball milling time is 5min, the dosage of the yttrium phosphate is 20 percent of the mass of the attapulgite powder, and the obtained product is marked as ATP-1;
2. and (3) fully and uniformly mixing ATP-1 and ammonium perrhenate by using a mechanochemical method (equipment is a high-energy ball mill), wherein the ball milling and mixing time is 5min, and the using amount of the ammonium perrhenate is 15 percent of the mass of the attapulgite powder, so that the attapulgite-based flame retardant, which is marked as ATP-2, is obtained.
3. And (3) fully and uniformly mixing the attapulgite powder and ammonium perrhenate by using a mechanochemical method (equipment is a high-energy ball mill), wherein the ball-milling mixing time is 5min, the using amount of the ammonium perrhenate is 15 percent of the mass of the attapulgite powder, and a reference product is obtained and is marked as ATP-3.
Example 2
1. Fully and uniformly mixing commercially purified and dissociated attapulgite powder with yttrium phosphate by using a mechanochemical method (equipment is a high-energy ball mill), wherein the ball milling mixing time is 10min, and the using amount of the yttrium phosphate is 10 percent of the mass of the attapulgite powder;
2. and (2) fully and uniformly mixing the powder obtained in the step (1) and ammonium perrhenate by using a mechanochemical method (equipment is a high-energy ball mill), wherein the ball milling mixing time is 5min, and the using amount of the ammonium perrhenate is 20 percent of the mass of the attapulgite powder, so that the attapulgite-based flame retardant is obtained.
Example 3
1. Fully and uniformly mixing commercially purified and dissociated attapulgite powder with yttrium phosphate by using a mechanochemical method (equipment is a high-energy ball mill), wherein the ball milling mixing time is 5min, and the using amount of the yttrium phosphate is 30 percent of the mass of the attapulgite powder;
2. and (2) fully and uniformly mixing the powder obtained in the step (1) and ammonium perrhenate by using a mechanochemical method (equipment is a high-energy ball mill), wherein the ball milling mixing time is 3min, and the using amount of the ammonium perrhenate is 10 percent of the mass of the attapulgite powder, so that the attapulgite-based flame retardant is obtained.
Example 4
1. Fully and uniformly mixing commercially purified and dissociated attapulgite powder with yttrium phosphate by using a mechanochemical method (equipment is a high-energy ball mill), wherein the ball milling mixing time is 7min, and the using amount of the yttrium phosphate is 10 percent of the mass of the attapulgite powder;
2. and (2) fully and uniformly mixing the powder obtained in the step (1) and ammonium perrhenate by using a mechanochemical method (equipment is a high-energy ball mill), wherein the ball milling mixing time is 4min, and the using amount of the ammonium perrhenate is 10 percent of the mass of the attapulgite powder, so that the attapulgite-based flame retardant is obtained.
Example 5
1. Fully and uniformly mixing commercially purified and dissociated attapulgite powder with yttrium phosphate by using a mechanochemical method (equipment is a high-energy ball mill), wherein the ball milling mixing time is 5min, and the using amount of the yttrium phosphate is 15 percent of the mass of the attapulgite powder;
2. and (2) fully and uniformly mixing the powder obtained in the step (1) and ammonium perrhenate by using a mechanochemical method (equipment is a high-energy ball mill), wherein the ball milling mixing time is 5min, and the using amount of the ammonium perrhenate is 15 percent of the mass of the attapulgite powder, so that the attapulgite-based flame retardant is obtained.
Example 6
1. Fully and uniformly mixing commercially purified and dissociated attapulgite powder with yttrium phosphate by using a mechanochemical method (equipment is a high-energy ball mill), wherein the ball milling mixing time is 5min, and the using amount of the yttrium phosphate is 25 percent of the mass of the attapulgite powder;
2. and (2) fully and uniformly mixing the powder obtained in the step (1) and ammonium perrhenate by using a mechanochemical method (equipment is a high-energy ball mill), wherein the ball milling mixing time is 3min, and the using amount of the ammonium perrhenate is 15 percent of the mass of the attapulgite powder, so that the attapulgite-based flame retardant is obtained.
The high energy ball mill used in the present invention is a conventional commercially available apparatus.
Example 7
The halogen-free low-smoke flame-retardant wire and cable sheath material is prepared from 15 parts by weight of linear low-density polyethylene (LLAPE), 15 parts by weight of ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (EVA), 40 parts by weight of superfine aluminum hydroxide, 15 parts by weight of magnesium hydroxide, 8 parts by weight of toughener (ethylene-octene copolymer, POE), 3.5 parts by weight of compatilizer (maleic anhydride grafted polyethylene), 2.5 parts by weight of ATP-and 1 part by weight of antioxidant by a double-screw extruder.
ATP-2 is the attapulgite-based flame retardant prepared in example 1.
Comparative examples 1 to 3
The difference between the preparation process of the halogen-free low-smoke flame-retardant wire and cable sheath material and the embodiment 7 is that attapulgite powder and ATP-1 and ATP-3 prepared in the embodiment 1 are respectively used for replacing ATP-2 in the embodiment 7, and control samples 1 to 3 corresponding to pure attapulgite, attapulgite/yttrium phosphate and attapulgite/ammonium perrhenate are respectively obtained.
Comparative example 4
The preparation process of the halogen-free low-smoke flame-retardant wire and cable sheath material is different from that of the embodiment 7 only in that ATP-2 is not added, and a blank control sample 4 is obtained.
Example 8
Preparing 15 parts by weight of LLAPE, 10 parts by weight of EVA, 45 parts by weight of superfine aluminum hydroxide, 10 parts by weight of magnesium hydroxide, 8 parts by weight of POE, 4 parts by weight of compatilizer, 2 parts by weight of ATP-2 and 1 part by weight of antioxidant into the halogen-free low-smoke flame-retardant wire and cable sheath material by a double-screw extruder.
Example 9
Preparing 10 parts by weight of LLAPE, 20 parts by weight of EVA, 30 parts by weight of superfine aluminum hydroxide, 15 parts by weight of magnesium hydroxide, 3 parts by weight of POE, 3 parts by weight of compatilizer, 2 parts by weight of ATP-2 and 1 part by weight of antioxidant into the halogen-free low-smoke flame-retardant wire and cable sheath material by a double-screw extruder.
Performance test of halogen-free low-smoke flame-retardant wire and cable sheath material
The halogen-free low-smoke flame-retardant wire and cable sheath material prepared in example 7 and comparative examples 1 to 4 were tested for oxygen index, flameless smoke density, average heat release rate, peak heat release rate, total heat release rate, tensile strength, elongation at break, carbon dioxide release amount, carbon monoxide release amount, and total oxygen consumption by a conventional method. The test results are given in the following table:
from the test results it can be seen that:
1. compared with the blank control sample 4, the control sample 1 added with pure attapulgite has certain improvements in oxygen index, flameless smoke density, average heat release rate, peak heat release rate, total heat release rate, tensile strength, elongation at break, carbon dioxide release amount and total oxygen consumption, but the improvement on the carbon monoxide release amount is not obvious.
2. Compared with the control sample 1 added with pure attapulgite, the control sample 2 added with attapulgite/yttrium phosphate has improved oxygen index, flameless smoke density, average heat release rate, peak heat release rate, total heat release rate, elongation at break and carbon monoxide release, and has poor tensile strength, carbon dioxide release and total oxygen consumption, but the total change is not obvious.
3. Compared with the control sample 1 added with pure attapulgite, the control sample 3 added with attapulgite/ammonium perrhenate has improved oxygen index, average heat release rate, peak heat release rate, total heat release rate, elongation at break and carbon monoxide release amount, and has worse flameless smoke density, tensile strength, carbon dioxide release amount and total oxygen consumption, but the total change is not obvious.
4. Whether compared with control sample 1 or control samples 2-3, the oxygen index, the flameless smoke density, the average heat release rate, the peak heat release rate, the total heat release rate, the tensile strength, the elongation at break, the carbon dioxide release amount, the carbon monoxide release amount and the total oxygen consumption of example 7 using the attapulgite-based flame retardant of the present invention were all significantly improved, indicating that in the attapulgite-based flame retardant of the present invention, the attapulgite, yttrium phosphate and ammonium perrhenate produced a synergistic effect.
Finally, it should be noted that: although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that changes may be made in the embodiments and/or equivalents thereof without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Any modification, equivalent replacement, or improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.