eprintid: 10386 rev_number: 2 eprint_status: archive userid: 1 dir: disk0/00/01/03/86 datestamp: 2023-11-09 16:37:00 lastmod: 2023-11-09 16:37:00 status_changed: 2023-11-09 16:31:17 type: article metadata_visibility: show creators_name: Gillani, Q.F. creators_name: Ahmad, F. creators_name: Melor, P.S. creators_name: Mutlib, M.I.A. creators_name: Ullah, S. title: A synergy study of zinc borate in halloysite nanotube reinforced, siloxane epoxy base intumescent fire resistive coatings: Eine Synergieuntersuchung zu Zinkborat in, mit Halloysit-Nanoröhren verstärkten, Siloxane Epoxy basierten, intumeszenten feuerfesten Beschichtungen ispublished: pub keywords: Alumina; Aluminum oxide; Crosslinking; Field emission microscopes; Fires; Flame retardants; Flammability testing; Kaolinite; Nanotubes; Polydimethylsiloxane; Reinforcement; Scanning electron microscopy; Silica; Silicones; Thermogravimetric analysis; Yarn; Zinc coatings, Ammonium polyphosphates; Field emission scanning electron microscopy; Fire resistive coatings; Halloysite nanotubes; Inorganic flame retardants; Intumescent fire retardant coatings; synergism; Zinc borate, Zinc compounds note: cited By 6 abstract: This study focuses the combined effects of halloysite nanotubes and zinc borate in siloxane epoxy base intumescent formulation when used with traditional intumescent ingredients e. g. ammonium polyphosphate, melamine and expandable graphite. Zinc borate was substituted in halloysite nanotube reinforced siloxane epoxy base intumesce fire retardant coatings and their effects on char morphology, char expansion, fire performance and thermal stability were characterized through field emission scanning electron microscopy, bunsen burner fire test and thermogravimetric analysis. During intumescent reaction, polydimethylsiloxane form char residue containing silica on the material surface and zinc borate, an inorganic flame retardant, releases boron oxide (B2O3) which effectively contribute to the char formation. Present study suggests that the existing synergism between polydimethylsiloxane and zinc borate is the result of chemical reaction via forming cross-linking B�O�Si structure. At the same time, alumina-siloxane film develops over the external layer of char due to release of alumina from halloysite nanotubes. Consequently, silicon, aluminum and boron elements together contribute to the integrity of char residue layer with better quality, achieving obviously improved flame retardancy compared to previous fire retardant systems. © 2018 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim date: 2018 publisher: Wiley-VCH Verlag official_url: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85045998689&doi=10.1002%2fmawe.201700254&partnerID=40&md5=afa9ac527c6f3ae8be892f3f5b74f009 id_number: 10.1002/mawe.201700254 full_text_status: none publication: Materialwissenschaft und Werkstofftechnik volume: 49 number: 4 pagerange: 420-426 refereed: TRUE issn: 09335137 citation: Gillani, Q.F. and Ahmad, F. and Melor, P.S. and Mutlib, M.I.A. and Ullah, S. (2018) A synergy study of zinc borate in halloysite nanotube reinforced, siloxane epoxy base intumescent fire resistive coatings: Eine Synergieuntersuchung zu Zinkborat in, mit Halloysit-Nanoröhren verstärkten, Siloxane Epoxy basierten, intumeszenten feuerfesten Beschichtungen. Materialwissenschaft und Werkstofftechnik, 49 (4). pp. 420-426. ISSN 09335137