Controlled preparation and characterization of nano-sized hexagonal Mg（OH）2 flame retardant

Nano-sizedhexagonalmagnesiumhydroxide（Mg（OH）2）withgooddispersibilitywassynthesizedbyadoubleinjection-hydrothermalmethod,utilizingpolyvinylpyrrolidone（PVP）asanadditiveandwithoptimizedprocessingparameters.SEMandBETanalysisshowedthatthemeanparticlesizeandspecificsurfaceareaoftheMg（OH）2particleswere174nmand50.77m2/g,respectively.TheFT-IRspectraandtheXRDpatternsshowedthatPVPwasadsorbedonthesurfaceoftheMg（OH）2crystal,thuseffectivelylimitingparticleagglomerationandhinderingcrystalgrowthalongthe（101）plane.TGAshowedadecreaseinthedecompositiontemperatureandanincreaseintheweightlossoftheMg（OH）2particlesduetoadditionofPVP.