Dye structure-intercalated layered double hydroxide (d-LDH) was synthesized using a one-step method, and its intercalated behaviors have been characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), wide angle X-ray scattering (WAXS), scanning electron microscopy, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), etc. As a novel functional potential fire-retarding nanofiller, it was used to prepare a polypropylene-grafted maleic anhydride (PP-g-MA)/d-LDH composite by refluxing the mixture of d-LDH and PP-g-MA in xylene, aiming to investigate its effect on the flammability of the PP-g-MA composite. The morphological properties, thermal stability, and flame retardant properties of the PP-g-MA/d-LDH composite were determined by FTIR, WAXS, transmission electron microscopy, TGA, and microscale combustion calorimetry. Compared with NO3-LDH (unmodified LDH) and LDH intercalated by sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate (conventional organo-modified LDH), d-LDH can significantly decrease the heat release rate and the total heat release of the PP-g-MA composite, offering a new approach to imparting low flammability to LDH-based polymer composites.
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