简介:Hyperbranchedpolyethylenimine(PEI)-functionalizedmesoporoussilica(MCM@PEI)wassynthesizedandusedtoproducepoly(vinylalcohol)(PVA)nanocomposites.Themodifiednanofillerwascharacterizedwithinfraredspectroscopy,thermogravimetricanalysis,X-raydiffraction,scanningelectronmicroscopy,transmissionelectronmicroscopy,andN2adsorption.Whencomparedwithpuremesoporoussilica(MCM),theMCM@PEInanoparticlesexhibitedbetterdispersioninthePVAmatrix.TheeffectsofMCM@PEIonthethermalandflamepropertiesofPVAnanocompositeswerealsostudied.Improvementinthethermalpropertieswasconfirmedbyenhancedthermalstabilityandcharyield.IncorporationofMCM@PEIinPVAledtoasignificantdropintheheatreleaserateandthetotalheatrelease.