Novel phosphrous flame retardant tetramethylene bis(orthophosphorylurea) (TBPU) was synthesized by the reaction of diphosphoric acid with 1,4-butanediol and urea, and charaterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR). As the amount of TBPU added in polyurethane foam (PUF) was increased, the flame retardancy of PUF was increased and the mechanical properties were not decreased. Also, in the flame resistance test after the reduced pressure storage, the flame retardancy of TBPU added PUF was retained. We could find out that the thermal resistance of TBPU added PUF increased compared to that of pure PUF.

Diphosphoric acid와 1,4-butanediol을 이용하여 tetramethylene bis(orthophosphate)를 합성한 후 이를 urea와 반응시켜 새로운 인계난연제인 tetramethylene bis(orthophosphoryl urea) (TBPU)를 합성하였다. FT-IR을 이용하여 합성된 TBPU의 구조를 확인하였으며, TBPU를 폴리우레탄 폼에 첨가하여 기계적 물성과 열적성질, 난연성능 변화를 측정하였다. TBPU의 함량증가에 따른 폴리우레탄 폼의 기계적 물성 저하는 없음을 확인하였고, 난연제의 함량이 증가함에 따라 난연성능은 증가하였으며, 감압후의 난연성능 측정에서도 난연성능이 유지됨을 확인하였다. TGA를 통한 열적거동실험에서 TBPU가 첨가된 폴리우레탄 폼은 TBPU가 첨가되지 않은 폴리우레탄 폼에 비해 내열성이 향상됨을 확인 할 수 있었다.