Thermal degradation and pyrolysis analysis of zinc borate reinforced intumescent fire retardant coatings

This work aims at evaluating the potential of nano-sized zinc borate as substitution of boric acid for thermal degradation and gaseous products in expandable graphite based intumescent fire retardant coating IFRC systems. The thermal degradation and pyrolysis of intumescent flame retardant coatings...

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Main Authors: Gillani, Q.F., Ahmad, F., Abdul Mutalib, M.I., Megat-Yusoff, P.S.M., Ullah, S., Messet, P.J., Zia-ul-Mustafa, M.
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Published: Elsevier B.V. 2018
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spelling my.utp.eprints.214062019-01-07T06:55:51Z Thermal degradation and pyrolysis analysis of zinc borate reinforced intumescent fire retardant coatings Gillani, Q.F. Ahmad, F. Abdul Mutalib, M.I. Megat-Yusoff, P.S.M. Ullah, S. Messet, P.J. Zia-ul-Mustafa, M. This work aims at evaluating the potential of nano-sized zinc borate as substitution of boric acid for thermal degradation and gaseous products in expandable graphite based intumescent fire retardant coating IFRC systems. The thermal degradation and pyrolysis of intumescent flame retardant coatings was characterized by bunsen burner fire test, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), energy dispersive spectrometry (EDX), X-ray diffraction (XRD), fourier transformed infra-red analysis (FTIR), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and gaseous emission analysis (Py-GC). Bunsen burner fire test reveals that the partial substitution of zinc borate (6.61 mass) imparts a substantial improvement in thermal stability and reduces steel substrate temperature to 124 °C. From thermogravimetric analysis results, it was shown that this composition increases char residual mass from 39 to 46.14 mass. The morphological structures of char residue were investigated by FESEM and it indicates that zinc borate promotes more continuous and compact char layers that hinder the heat diffusion and oxygen transmission effectively. XRD and FTIR results show that zinc borate develops a zinc-based glassy intumescent shield i.e. zinc bis (hydroxyanthrapyrimidine) dehydrate (C30H14N4O4Zn·2H2O) that strengthens the char. The new chemical species enhances the thermal stability of the freshly formed char at high temperature and provides an enhanced fire protection. XPS analysis shows the higher carbon contents in formulation IF-5 (6.6 mass) and endorses high char residue. The Py-GC analysis confirms release of less toxic gaseous products in IF-5 formulation, considering their type and concentration, as compared to control formulation, and is considered as an environmentally safe intumescent formulation. © 2018 Elsevier B.V. 2018 Article NonPeerReviewed https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85049304914&doi=10.1016%2fj.porgcoat.2018.05.007&partnerID=40&md5=913d38b7f1ead4496ecf45578f8e5ba1 Gillani, Q.F. and Ahmad, F. and Abdul Mutalib, M.I. and Megat-Yusoff, P.S.M. and Ullah, S. and Messet, P.J. and Zia-ul-Mustafa, M. (2018) Thermal degradation and pyrolysis analysis of zinc borate reinforced intumescent fire retardant coatings. Progress in Organic Coatings, 123 . pp. 82-98. http://eprints.utp.edu.my/21406/
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description This work aims at evaluating the potential of nano-sized zinc borate as substitution of boric acid for thermal degradation and gaseous products in expandable graphite based intumescent fire retardant coating IFRC systems. The thermal degradation and pyrolysis of intumescent flame retardant coatings was characterized by bunsen burner fire test, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), energy dispersive spectrometry (EDX), X-ray diffraction (XRD), fourier transformed infra-red analysis (FTIR), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and gaseous emission analysis (Py-GC). Bunsen burner fire test reveals that the partial substitution of zinc borate (6.61 mass) imparts a substantial improvement in thermal stability and reduces steel substrate temperature to 124 °C. From thermogravimetric analysis results, it was shown that this composition increases char residual mass from 39 to 46.14 mass. The morphological structures of char residue were investigated by FESEM and it indicates that zinc borate promotes more continuous and compact char layers that hinder the heat diffusion and oxygen transmission effectively. XRD and FTIR results show that zinc borate develops a zinc-based glassy intumescent shield i.e. zinc bis (hydroxyanthrapyrimidine) dehydrate (C30H14N4O4Zn·2H2O) that strengthens the char. The new chemical species enhances the thermal stability of the freshly formed char at high temperature and provides an enhanced fire protection. XPS analysis shows the higher carbon contents in formulation IF-5 (6.6 mass) and endorses high char residue. The Py-GC analysis confirms release of less toxic gaseous products in IF-5 formulation, considering their type and concentration, as compared to control formulation, and is considered as an environmentally safe intumescent formulation. © 2018
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author Gillani, Q.F.
Ahmad, F.
Abdul Mutalib, M.I.
Megat-Yusoff, P.S.M.
Ullah, S.
Messet, P.J.
Zia-ul-Mustafa, M.
spellingShingle Gillani, Q.F.
Ahmad, F.
Abdul Mutalib, M.I.
Megat-Yusoff, P.S.M.
Ullah, S.
Messet, P.J.
Zia-ul-Mustafa, M.
Thermal degradation and pyrolysis analysis of zinc borate reinforced intumescent fire retardant coatings
author_facet Gillani, Q.F.
Ahmad, F.
Abdul Mutalib, M.I.
Megat-Yusoff, P.S.M.
Ullah, S.
Messet, P.J.
Zia-ul-Mustafa, M.
author_sort Gillani, Q.F.
title Thermal degradation and pyrolysis analysis of zinc borate reinforced intumescent fire retardant coatings
title_short Thermal degradation and pyrolysis analysis of zinc borate reinforced intumescent fire retardant coatings
title_full Thermal degradation and pyrolysis analysis of zinc borate reinforced intumescent fire retardant coatings
title_fullStr Thermal degradation and pyrolysis analysis of zinc borate reinforced intumescent fire retardant coatings
title_full_unstemmed Thermal degradation and pyrolysis analysis of zinc borate reinforced intumescent fire retardant coatings
title_sort thermal degradation and pyrolysis analysis of zinc borate reinforced intumescent fire retardant coatings
publisher Elsevier B.V.
publishDate 2018
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