Lignin‐Based Carbon Fiber/Epoxy Resin Biocomposites with Excellent Fire Resistance and Mechanical Properties

Carbon fiber (CF)‐reinforced epoxy resin (EP) composites are lightweight materials with excellent comprehensive performance. However, the flammability of EP and the poor interfacial bonding between CF and EP are two key disadvantages that limit their further applications. Here, a kind of water‐solub...

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Veröffentlicht in:Macromolecular rapid communications. 2024-10, Vol.45 (20), p.e2400414-n/a
Hauptverfasser: Sun, Benhui, Liu, Yuhan, Li, Jingwei, Liu, Chengzhe, Liu, Zechi, Zhao, Xiaojie, Liu, Baijun, Hu, Wei, Liu, Xiaobo
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Zusammenfassung:Carbon fiber (CF)‐reinforced epoxy resin (EP) composites are lightweight materials with excellent comprehensive performance. However, the flammability of EP and the poor interfacial bonding between CF and EP are two key disadvantages that limit their further applications. Here, a kind of water‐soluble lignin‐based CF sizing agent (ELBEDK) is prepared through hydrophilic modification of enzymatic lignin, which can significantly enhance the interfacial interaction between CF and EP. Additionally, a highly efficient intumescent flame retardant (LMA) is prepared. The EP, enzymatic lignin, LMA and CF sized ELBEDK are compounded to obtain the fire‐safety CF reinforced composites (SCF/FEP/L). The flame retardancy of SCF/FEP/L with 7% LMA (SCF/FEP7) reached V‐0 rating. Moreover, SCF/FEP/L with 7% LMA and 15% lignin (SCF/FEP7/L15) present an limiting oxygen index (LOI)of 30.2% and V‐0 of UL‐94. Specifically, the total smoke production and the heat release rate are 47.8% and 46.81% lower than that of SCF/EP, respectively, indicating the improved smoke suppression and flame retardancy. The IFSS and flexural strength of SCF/FEP7/L15 are improved to be 59.4 MPa and 511.1 MPa, respectively. This study presents a simple approach to fabricate low‐cost high performance lignin‐based flame retardant CF/EP biocomposites with wide application potential. Carbon fiber‐reinforced epoxy resin composites (CF/EP) are lightweight materials with excellent comprehensive performance. In this work, the sized CF with ELBEDK (SCF) is compounded with lignin, LMA and EP to obtain a flame‐retardant lignin‐based CF/EP (SCF/FEP/L) with high lignin content to lower the cost and improve the performance.
ISSN:1022-1336
1521-3927
1521-3927
DOI:10.1002/marc.202400414