Research progress of flame retardant modified polycarbonate/acrylonitrile butadiene styrene alloys: a review
Year: 2025
Type: review
Abstract: This paper focuses on the current status and significance of research on flame-retardant modified polycarbonate/acrylonitrile butadiene styrene alloys (PC/ABS). PC/ABS alloys, as a kind of widely used modified engineering plastics, have many advantages, but their poor flame-retardant properties limit the applications. Flame retardants can give flammable polymers flame retardant properties and reduce the risk of fire, thereby mitigating potential environmental damage from uncontrolled burning and toxic fume release. This review focuses on the current research status of additive flame retardants, which are the most widely used in the current market, mainly including phosphorus-based, silicone-based and synergistic flame retardants. This review finds that in the future, flame retardant PC/ABS will develop in the direction of increasing market demand, improving environmental protection requirements ( e.g. , seeking halogen-free alternatives and enhancing material recyclability), and relying on technological innovations such as nanomaterials and renewable additives to optimize flame retardancy and overall performance. These advancements contribute significantly to developing safer and more environmentally sustainable materials.
Source: PeerJ Materials Science
Authors: Hongwu Zhang, Dongxu Yang, Huafeng Wei, Heng Yue, Mingde Gao, Guoqiang Shang
Institution: State Grid Shandong Electric Power Company (China)
Language: English
Subfield: Polymers and Plastics
Field: Materials Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4416732863