Issue 37, 2013

Fabrication of graphene/Ni–Ce mixed oxide with excellent performance for reducing fire hazard of polypropylene

Abstract

A hybrid graphene/Ni–Ce mixed oxide (Gs–NiCexOy) was facilely fabricated using a co-precipitation and subsequent calcination route. Ni–Ce mixed oxide nanoparticles with a uniform diameter of 10–15 nm were assembled on the graphene nanosheets, as demonstrated by X-ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and transmission electron microscopy. Subsequently, the Gs–NiCexOy hybrid was applied to reduce the fire hazards of polypropylene (PP). It was found that the thermal stability of PP composite was obviously enhanced upon the incorporation of 2.5 wt% Gs–NiCexOy. Furthermore, the addition of Gs–NiCexOy significantly improved the fire safety of PP composite, as evidenced by the dramaticl reduction of peak heat release rate, total heat release, smoke production rate, total smoke production and CO production rate. The total flammable gaseous products from the PP composite were decreased and residual char was increased with the addition of Gs–NiCexOy. The flame retardant mechanism was attributed to the combined effect of the physical barrier of graphene nanosheets and the high catalytic activity of t he Ni–Ce mixed oxide. This work could allow opening the door to a future potent graphene based nanomaterial in the domain of risk.

Graphical abstract: Fabrication of graphene/Ni–Ce mixed oxide with excellent performance for reducing fire hazard of polypropylene

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
28 Apr 2013
Accepted
09 Jul 2013
First published
10 Jul 2013

RSC Adv., 2013,3, 16440-16448

Fabrication of graphene/Ni–Ce mixed oxide with excellent performance for reducing fire hazard of polypropylene

N. Hong, Y. Pan, J. Zhan, B. Wang, K. Zhou, L. Song and Y. Hu, RSC Adv., 2013, 3, 16440 DOI: 10.1039/C3RA42095G

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