Production of polymer/clay nanocomposite foams with improved fire behaviour using supercritical fluid technology
English
Urbanczyk, Laetitia[University of Liège (ULg) > Department of Chemistry > Center for Education and Research on Macromolecules (CERM) > >]
Calberg, Cédric[University of Liège (ULg) > Department of Applied Chemistry > Laboratory of Industrial Chemistry > >]
Detrembleur, Christophe[University of Liège (ULg) > Department of Chemistry > Center for Education and Research on Macromolecules (CERM) > >]
Alexandre, Michaël[University of Liège (ULg) > Department of Chemistry > Center for Education and Research on Macromolecules (CERM) > >]
Jérôme, Christine[University of Liège (ULg) > Department of Chemistry > Center for Education and Research on Macromolecules (CERM) > >]
19-Jun-2009
No
International
International Society for Advancement of Supercritical Fluids (ISASF)
18/05/2009 - 20/05/2009
François Conseil, Jacques Fages, Jacques Mercadier
Bordeaux
France
[en] nanostructured material ; nanocomposite ; clay ; green technology ; supercritical carbon dioxide
[en] In this study, supercritical CO2 is successfully used as foaming agent to prepare poly(styrene-co-acrylonitrile) (SAN) foams containing a low amount of well-dispersed nanoclay (5wt%). This kind of nanofiller has an influence both on material cellular morphology and fire property. In fact, SAN foam filled with nanoclay has smaller cells and higher density compared to unfilled foam. Moreover, the nanocomposite foam burns more slowly and without producing any burning droplets, which is highly desirable when considering housing applications.
Center for Education and Research on Macromolecules (CERM)
The "Région Wallonne" in the frame of the WINNOMAT program PROCOMO ; Politique Scientifique Fédérale (Belgique) = Belgian Federal Science Policy ; Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique (Communauté française de Belgique) - F.R.S.-FNRS