Wang ZZ, Jiao CM, Hu Y (2008) Thermal degradation kinetics of ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer containing hydrotalcite and red phosphorus. Polymer-Plastics Technology and Engineering 47(8), 771-778. [In English]

Web link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03602550802188656

Keywords:

EVA; hydrotalcite; kinetic analysis; red phosphorus; thermal degradation; flame retardation; eva; eba; oxidation; blends

Abstract: The thermal degradation of flame-retarded ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (EVA) composites containing hydrotalcite (LDH) and red phosphorus (RP) are studied by thermogravimetric analysis. Four kinetics analysis models, i.e., the Kissinger method, the Flynn-Wall method, the Friedman method, and the Kissinger-Akahira-Sunose (KAS) method, are used to study the thermal degradation kinetics of the EVA/LDH composites. The apparent activation energy (Ea) data calculated from the four methods are compared. The Ea results indicate that the addition of LDH and RP affects mainly the first thermal degradation stage of EVA.