China Safety Science Journal ›› 2020, Vol. 30 ›› Issue (6): 31-36.doi: 10.16265/j.cnki.issn1003-3033.2020.06.005

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Study on combustion properties of magnesium oxysulfate cement/polystyrene composites

YU Shuijun1,2,3, XIE Gaochao1, REN Mo1, YANG Dailin1   

  1. 1. School of Safety Science and Engineering, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo Henan 454003, China;
    2. Coal Production Safety Collaborative Innovation Center in Henan Province, Jiaozuo Henan 454003, China;
    3. Henan Province Key Laboratory of Prevention and Control of Gas & Fires, Jiaozuo Henan 454003, China
  • Received:2020-03-04 Revised:2020-05-28 Online:2020-06-28 Published:2021-01-28

Abstract: In order to solve problem that polystyrene is inflammable and easy to produce poisonous gas, magnesium oxysulfate cement and polystyrene particles were used to make magnesium oxysulfate cement/polystyrene composite material. Then, effects of different ratios of lightly-burned magnesium oxide and heptahydrate magnesium oxysulfate on combustion performance of polystyrene particles were studied by LOI test, UL-94 vertical combustion test, smoke density test, and TGA. The results show that when content of magnesium sulfate maintains unchanged, weightlessness range and rate of polystyrene composites decreases with the increase of lightly-burned magnesium oxide, and so does the maximum mass loss rate while residual carbon rate increases with it at 700 ℃ with its maximum rate able to reach 80.73%. LOI of polystyrene coated with magnesium oxysulfate cement can reach up to 37.2%, and it increases along with that of magnesium oxysulfate when lightly-burned magnesium oxide stays fixed. It shows the same trend of LOI increasing along lightly-burned magnesium oxide when the other is unchanged. UL-94 level of composite materials can all reach V-0, and their smoke density is about 30 times lower than that of pure polystyrene particles. Flame retardation and smoke suppression of polystyrene are significantly improved by magnesium oxysulfate cement.

Key words: magnesium oxysulfate cement, polystyrene, combustion performance, limiting oxygen index (LOI), UL-94 level, smoke density, thermogravimtric analysis (TGA)

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