Performance Characterization of a Novel Flame Retardant Material Poly(lactic acid-co-melamine)

Directly starting from D,L-lactic acid (LA) and melamine (MA), poly (lactic acid-co- melamine) [P(LA-co-MA)] as a kind of potential polymeric flame retardant is synthesized via melt polycondensation. The properties of P(LA-co-MA) s at different molar feed ratios are characterized by XRD, DSC and TGA. Most decomposition temperatures of P(LA-co-MA) s are higher than these of homopolymer poly (D,L-lactic acid) (PDLLA). For the char yield, all copolymers have higher char yield than PDLLA. Furthermore, the more MA in the feed content, the higher char yield.