Polymeric nanocomposite materials: Synthesis and thermal degradation of acrylonitrile–butadiene–styrene/tin sulfide (ABS/SnS)

Nanoflowers of tin sulfide were synthesised via a simple hydrothermal reaction between SnCl2·5H2O and thioglycolic acid (TGA) at relatively low temperature. The SnS nanoflowers were added to Acrylonitrile–Butadiene–Styrene (ABS) copolymer. The influence of tin sulfide on the thermal properties of polymer matrix was studied using thermogravimetry analysis (TGA). Thermal decomposition of the ABS shifted towards higher temperature in the presence of the SnS nanoflowers. SnS nanoflowers and nanocomposite were characterized (ABS/SnS) by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectra and atomic force microscopy (AFM). Cone calorimeter measurements showed that the heat release rate (HRR) significantly decreased in the presence of SnS.