Solvent-Free Preparation of Reactive Flame-Retardant Polyurethane Resin for Synthetic Leather Applications
Jinbiao Zhao
Zhejiang Provincial Engineering Research Center for Green and low-Carbon Dyeing & Finishing, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, China
Contribution: Data curation (lead), Formal analysis (lead), Investigation (lead), Software (lead), Validation (lead), Writing - review & editing (lead)
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Huimin Duan
Zhejiang Provincial Engineering Research Center for Green and low-Carbon Dyeing & Finishing, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, China
Zhejiang Provincial Innovation Center of Advanced Textile Technology, Shaoxing, China
Shaoxing Keqiao Research Institute of Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Shaoxing, China
Correspondence:
Huimin Duan ([email protected])
Dongming Qi ([email protected])
Contribution: Conceptualization (supporting), Funding acquisition (supporting), Project administration (supporting), Supervision (supporting), Writing - review & editing (supporting)
Search for more papers by this authorHao Yang
Zhejiang Provincial Innovation Center of Advanced Textile Technology, Shaoxing, China
Contribution: Data curation (supporting)
Search for more papers by this authorZhichao Huang
Zhejiang Provincial Engineering Research Center for Green and low-Carbon Dyeing & Finishing, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, China
Zhejiang Provincial Innovation Center of Advanced Textile Technology, Shaoxing, China
Contribution: Methodology (supporting), Software (supporting)
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Dongming Qi
Zhejiang Provincial Engineering Research Center for Green and low-Carbon Dyeing & Finishing, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, China
Zhejiang Provincial Innovation Center of Advanced Textile Technology, Shaoxing, China
Shaoxing Keqiao Research Institute of Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Shaoxing, China
Correspondence:
Huimin Duan ([email protected])
Dongming Qi ([email protected])
Contribution: Methodology (supporting), Resources (supporting)
Search for more papers by this authorJinbiao Zhao
Zhejiang Provincial Engineering Research Center for Green and low-Carbon Dyeing & Finishing, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, China
Contribution: Data curation (lead), Formal analysis (lead), Investigation (lead), Software (lead), Validation (lead), Writing - review & editing (lead)
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Huimin Duan
Zhejiang Provincial Engineering Research Center for Green and low-Carbon Dyeing & Finishing, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, China
Zhejiang Provincial Innovation Center of Advanced Textile Technology, Shaoxing, China
Shaoxing Keqiao Research Institute of Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Shaoxing, China
Correspondence:
Huimin Duan ([email protected])
Dongming Qi ([email protected])
Contribution: Conceptualization (supporting), Funding acquisition (supporting), Project administration (supporting), Supervision (supporting), Writing - review & editing (supporting)
Search for more papers by this authorHao Yang
Zhejiang Provincial Innovation Center of Advanced Textile Technology, Shaoxing, China
Contribution: Data curation (supporting)
Search for more papers by this authorZhichao Huang
Zhejiang Provincial Engineering Research Center for Green and low-Carbon Dyeing & Finishing, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, China
Zhejiang Provincial Innovation Center of Advanced Textile Technology, Shaoxing, China
Contribution: Methodology (supporting), Software (supporting)
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Dongming Qi
Zhejiang Provincial Engineering Research Center for Green and low-Carbon Dyeing & Finishing, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, China
Zhejiang Provincial Innovation Center of Advanced Textile Technology, Shaoxing, China
Shaoxing Keqiao Research Institute of Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Shaoxing, China
Correspondence:
Huimin Duan ([email protected])
Dongming Qi ([email protected])
Contribution: Methodology (supporting), Resources (supporting)
Search for more papers by this authorFunding: This work was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (51973197). Shaoxing Basic Public Welfare Project (2023A11007), Postdoctoral Project at Shaoxing Keqiao Research Institute of Zhejiang Sci-Tech University (KYY2023002B), Zhejiang Provincial Postdoctoral Research Project Excellence Funding (ZJ2024033).
ABSTRACT
In order to reduce the high pollution and flammability of polyurethane in high-performance automotive synthetic leather, the development of a solvent-free flame-retardant reactive polyurethane (RPU) coating material has become a research focus. However, solvent-free environments not only place higher requirements on the fluidity and processability of materials but also present significant technical challenges in achieving a balance between strength and flame retardancy. In this paper, inorganic ionic polymer particle ammonium polyphosphate (APP) was used as filler and reactive polyurethane resin as a carrier to prepare a flame-retardant modified polyurethane composite membrane with a foaming structure through a two-step method. The results showed that adding 4% APP could extend the molding time of reactive polyurethane to 550 s—an increase by about 53%—and increase its mechanical strength to 23.01 MPa. Thermal analysis verified that the cross-linking degree of reactive polyurethane resin was increased due to APP, and its thermal stability could be effectively improved. The reactive polyurethane modified with 4% APP had a residual carbon content exceeding 12% after heat treatment, and its limiting oxygen index can reach 23.7%. Additionally, the peak value of heat release rate (PHRR) was reduced by 10.7% and total heat release rate (THR) by 25.1%, enhancing the flame retardant effect. This method was of great significance to the production of polyurethane for automotive leather.
Conflicts of Interest
The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
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Data Availability Statement
The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
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