Mg(OH)2 Complex Nanostructures with Superhydrophobicity and Flame Retardant Effects
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Mg(OH)2ComplexNanostructureswithSuperhydrophobicityandFlameRetardantEffectsHuaqiangCao,*HeZheng,JiefuYin,YuexiangLu,ShuishengWu,XiaomingWu,andBaojunLi
DepartmentofChemistry,TsinghuaUniVersity,Beijing100084,ChinaReceiVed:May23,2010;ReVisedManuscriptReceiVed:September6,2010
ComplexMg(OH)2nanostructuresaresynthesizedviaabiomolecule-assistedhydrothermalroute.Theas-synthesizedMg(OH)2nanostructuresaredispersedintoanacrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene(ABS)copolymerbymechanicalkneading,whichshowsanexcellentflame-retardantbehavior.AlsowedemonstratedforthefirsttimethatthecomplexMg(OH)2nanostructurescanfindapplicationinself-cleaningforitssuperhydro-phobicitywithwatercontactangleover150°andslidingangleof1°.
1.IntroductionMagnesiumhydroxide[Mg(OH)2,MH]isanimportantinorganicmaterial,whichhasmanyindustrialapplications,includingsynthesizinghalogen-freeflameretardantsforpolymers,1,2preparingfoodstuffstarchesters,3treatingwaste-
water,4anddesulfurizingwastegases.5Recently,ithasbecomeofgreatinteresttosynthesizeMHnanostructureswithvarioussizes,shapes,anddimensions.Manymethodshavebeendevelopedtosynthesizenanostructureswithdifferentmorphologies,forexample,one-dimensional(1D)nanorodssynthesizedviaasolvothermalmethod,61Dneedle-
likenanocrystalssynthesizedviareverseprecipitation,7two-dimensional(2D)platelikenanocrystalssynthesizedviaahydrothermalroute,8spherelikenanostructuressynthesized
viaasolution-basedchemicalprocess,9andthree-dimensional
(3D)flowerlikenanostructuressynthesizedviaahydrothermalreaction,10whichpresentdifferentphysicochemicalproperties.
Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene(ABS),beinganoncharringpolymeruponcombustion,isanimportantcommercialengi-neeringthermoplasticmaterialduetoitsexcellentmechanicalproperties,chemicalresistanceproperties,easeofprocessing,andrecyclingability.11However,itstillhassomeshortcomings,
suchasinflammability.Itisdifficulttoobtainahalogen-freeretardantsystemforABS.12Thus,itisagreatchallengefor
scientiststoimprovethepropertiesofABS.13Itisnecessarytosolvethisproblembymodifyingpolymersbyaddingflame-retardantcompoundstodecreasetheirflammability.2,11,14,15However,manyenvironmentallawshavebeenenactedtoprohibittheapplicationofhalogen-containingflameretardantsinpolymermaterialsaroundtheworld.MHcrystalisanimportantinorganichalogen-freeandsmoke-suppressingflameretardant,duetoitsbetterthermalstability,smokesuppressionproperty,andflameretardancy,comparedwithotherinorganicflameretardants,evenincomparisonwithaluminumtrihydrox-ide.16Itundergoesdecompositionat340-490°C,whichisone
ofthemostimportantmerits.Furthermore,MHisanenviron-mentallyfriendlyadditivewhichhasbeenextensivelyusedinthehalogen-freeflame-retarded(HFFR)polymericmaterials.Itwasdemonstratedthatfiber-andlamellalikeMH,beingaflameretardant,presentedexcellentfunctionsinpolymers.16However,manyresearchstudiesindicatedthattheMHcrystals
shouldbeimproved,suchasdecreasingtheusageamountandincreasingtheflame-retardantefficiency.17,18Itwasreportedthat
theadditionlevelofMHreachedupto60wt%inordertoachieveacceptablecombustionresistance,19,20whichinturnled
tothedecreaseofthemechanicalpropertiesofpolymers.Itispossibletosolvetheseproblemsbyusingmicro/nanostructuredMHasaflameretardantinABS.Itisknownthatthefocusofnanotechnologyresearchhas,inrecentyears,beensteadilymovingawayfromthepreparationofhigh-qualitynanomaterialsandtheunderstandingoftheirphysicochemicalpropertiestopracticalapplications.21Herein,
wereportasynthesisofaflowerlikeMHcomplexnanostructureusedasanadditiveinanABSmatrix.Inthepresentpaper,novelMHnanoflowerswithflameretardanteffectweredesignedandsuccessfullyfabricatedbyasimpleamino-acid-assistedhydrothermalapproach.WealsodemonstratedforthefirsttimethattheMHnanoflowersmayfindapplicationsinself-cleaningforitssuperhydrophobicity.
2.ExperimentalSectionSynthesis.GrowthofflowerlikeMHnanostructureswasperformedthroughaself-assemblymannerusingahydrothermalsynthesisroute.MgCl2·6H2O(analyticalpure,AR)andglycine[CH2(NH2)COOH,AR]wereusedwithoutfurtherpurification.
Inatypicalsynthesis,4mmolofMgCl2·6H2Owasaddedinto20mLofdeionizedwaterformingsolutionA,while8mmolofglycinewasdissolvedinto19.14mLofdeionizedwater,with0.86mLof10MNaOHsolutionadded,formingsolutionB.SolutionBwasaddedintothestirredsolutionAwithin30minatroomtemperature.TheresultingmixturewastransferredtoandsealedinaTeflon-linedautoclave,heatedto240°C,andmaintainedatthistemperaturefor48h.Aftertheautoclavewascooleddowntoroomtemperaturenaturally,theproductswerecollectedandwashedwithdeionizedwateronetime,andthenabsolutealcoholthreetimes,followedbydryingat60°Cfor7h.Characterization.ThephaseanalysiswasperformedwithanX-raydiffractometer(XRD)(BrukerD8advance)operatingat40kV×40mA.Morphologywasstudiedwithscanningelectronmicroscopy(SEM,KYKY2000),fieldemissionscanningelectronmicroscopy(FE-SEM)(JSM-7401F),andtransmissionelectronmicroscopy(TEM)(JEM-2010F).Thehigh-resolutionTEM(HRTEM)imagesandselectedareaelectrondiffraction(SAED)analysisweretakenwithaJEOL*Towhomcorrespondenceshouldbeaddressed.E-mail:hqcao@