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Influence of layered zinc hydroxide nitrate on thermal properties of paraffin/intumescent flame retardant as a phase change material

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The thermal properties of paraffin as phase change material (PCM), combined with layered zinc hydroxide nitrate (LZHN) and intumescent flame retardant (IFR), have been studied by thermogravimetric analysis (TG), TG-Fourier transform infrared spectrometry (TG-FTIR), cone calorimeter (CONE),and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The TG results indicated that the thermal stabilities of the paraffin and paraffin/IFR composites could be improved when dodecyl sodium sulfate-modified LZHN (ds-LZHN) was incorporated. The TG-FTIR results indicated that ds-LZHN could reduce the release of combustible gases for paraffin and paraffin/IFR. The CONE results showed that the flame-retardant efficiency of IFR could be improved in the paraffin/IFR system owing to ds-LZHN. DSC results presented that the phase change temperatures and latent heats of the composites were determined by the dispersed paraffin with their mass percentage.

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The study was financially supported by the Program for the Open Fund of State Key Laboratory of Fire Science, University of Science and Technology of China (HZ2011-KF05), the Doctoral Program of Southwest University of Science and Technology (11zx7156), and the Open Fund of Jinhe (11zh9002).

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  1. School of Material Science and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, 621010, Sichuan, People’s Republic of China

    Ping Zhang & Ming Kang

  2. State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base for Nonmetal Composites and Functional Materials, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, 621010, People’s Republic of China

    Ping Zhang & Ming Kang

  3. State Key Laboratory of Fire Science, University of Science and Technology of China, 96 Jinzai Road, Hefei, 230026, Anhui, People’s Republic of China

    Yuan Hu

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Zhang, P., Kang, M. & Hu, Y. Influence of layered zinc hydroxide nitrate on thermal properties of paraffin/intumescent flame retardant as a phase change material. J Therm Anal Calorim 112, 1199–1205 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-012-2684-9

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