Recovery and Flame Retardant Utilization of AlO(OH)from Hydrogen Production by Al/H2O Reaction
The study focuses on the recycling and reuse of solid by-products in addition to gaseous H2 in the hydrolysis products of activated aluminium alloys for hydrogen production.A home-made AlO(OH)flame retardant was melt-blended with polypropylene(PP)to produce AlO(OH)/PP composites.Their flame retardancy,thermal stability and crystallisation behaviour were investigated with a limiting oxygen index tester,a thermogravimetric analyzer and a differential scanning calorimeter.The results show that as the mass percentage of AlO(OH)increases from zero to 25%,the limiting oxygen index(LOI)and thermal stability increase and the dropping of molten drops is suppressed.The LOI of the composites at 25%AlO(OH)is improved by 29.2%compared to pure PP,and the peak crystallization temperature of the composites increase and the crystallinity decreases,suggesting that the home-made AlO(OH)performs well as a flame retardant.