Citation: Yu Chen, Jian Yao, Ming-Ke Xu, Zhi-Guo Jiang, Hao-Bin Zhang. Electrically Conductive and Flame Retardant Graphene/Brominated Polystyrene/Maleic Anhydride Grafted High Density Polyethylene Nanocomposites with Satisfactory Mechanical Properties[J]. Chinese Journal of Polymer Science, ;2019, 37(5): 509-517. doi: 10.1007/s10118-019-2220-5 shu

Electrically Conductive and Flame Retardant Graphene/Brominated Polystyrene/Maleic Anhydride Grafted High Density Polyethylene Nanocomposites with Satisfactory Mechanical Properties

Yu Chen ^1,2 ,
Jian Yao ² ,
Ming-Ke Xu ² ,
Zhi-Guo Jiang ^2,, ,
Hao-Bin Zhang ^2,,

a.
National Key Laboratory of Advanced Composites, Beijing Institute of Aeronautical Materials, Beijing 100095, China
b.
Beijing Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Composites, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China

Corresponding author: Zhi-Guo Jiang, jiangking@vip.sina.com Hao-Bin Zhang, zhanghaobin@mail.buct.edu.cn
Received Date: 28 November 2018
Revised Date: 28 December 2018
Available Online: 31 January 2019

Electrically conductive and flame-retardant maleic anhydride grafted high-density polyethylene (MA-HDPE) nanocomposites with satisfactory mechanical properties are fabricated by melt compounding MA-HDPE with polyethyleneimine (PEI)-modified reduced graphene oxide (PEI@RGO) as the conductive nanofiller and brominated polystyrene (BPS) as the flame retardant. The modification with PEI significantly improves the interfacial compatibility and dispersion of the RGO sheets in the MA-HDPE matrix, leading to electrically conductive nanocomposites with enhanced mechanical properties. Furthermore, the addition of 25 wt% of BPS makes the nanocomposite flame-retardant with a UL-94 V-0 rating. Thus, the multifunctional RGO/MA-HDPE nanocomposites with good electrical, flame-retardant, and mechanical properties would have potential applications in construction and pipeline fields.
- Polymer nanocomposites,
- High density polyethylene,
- Graphene,
- Electrical conductivity,
- Flame retardancy
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