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- Aluminum phosphates-based composites are gaining interest for their industrial applications, prompting extensive research in the past decade.
- This study introduces a straightforward one-pot method to create a sepiolite-phosphate composite, achieving precise control over phosphate nanoparticle size and distribution.
- The resulting three-dimensional structure, formed through a migration-coalescence mechanism during thermal treatment, shows promise for use in halogen-free flame retardant materials.
Article Abstract
The synthesis of aluminum phosphates-based composites has been widely studied during the past decade because of the promising industrial application of these materials. Here we show a simple one-pot heterogeneous precipitation approach to fabricate a sepiolite-phosphate (SepP) composite with adequate control of the size and dispersion of the phosphate nanoparticles. This coupling between aluminum phosphate and sepiolite nanofibers results in the development of a novel three-dimensional rigid supported phosphate structure, which is generated during the thermal treatment. According to our results, this phenomenon can be explained by a migration-coalescence mechanism of phosphate nanoparticles over the sepiolite support, assisted by a liquid phase. It is worth pointing out that this stimulant behavior observed here could have potential technological applications such as halogen-free flame retardant materials.
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