Functionalizing lignin by in situ solid-phase grafting ammonium polyphosphate for enhancing thermal, flame-retardant, mechanical, and UV-resistant properties of polylactic acid

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Zhang, Y
Liu, L
Yao, M
Feng, J
Xue, Y
Annamalai, PK
Chevali, V
Dinh, T
Fang, Z
Liu, H
Song, P
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2024
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Polylactic acid (PLA) exhibits intrinsic high flammability, inadequate toughness and UV resistance, which impedes its adoption into novel industry sectors. Although lignin-based fire retardants have shown high efficiency in PLA, their poor interfacial compatibility with PLA deteriorates mechanical properties and the preparation often involves use of plethora of organic solvents. Herein, a sustainable in situ solid-phase polycondensation strategy has been used to prepare a lignin-based fire retardant, Lig-APP, by grafting ammonium polyphosphate onto lignin without using any organic solvent. As-synthesized Lig-APP has shown an increased charring ability and excellent fire retardancy in PLA. With only 3 wt% loading of Lig-APP, PLA achieved a UL94 V-0 rating and a limiting oxygen index (LOI) of 27.6 %. Moreover, Lig-APP simultaneously strengthened and toughened PLA while increasing the UV resistance of PLA. This work opens an innovative eco-benign avenue to create biobased fire retardants and high-performance PLA biocomposites.

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Chemical Engineering Journal

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495

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Zhang, Y; Liu, L; Yao, M; Feng, J; Xue, Y; Annamalai, PK; Chevali, V; Dinh, T; Fang, Z; Liu, H; Song, P, Functionalizing lignin by in situ solid-phase grafting ammonium polyphosphate for enhancing thermal, flame-retardant, mechanical, and UV-resistant properties of polylactic acid, Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024, 495, pp. 153429

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