The invention provides a preparation method of a low-cost cyclotriphosphazene
flame retardant, which comprises the following steps: weighing
aniline, dissolving in
ethylene glycol
dimethyl ether in a
beaker A, and weighing
triethylamine in a
beaker B; weighing phosphonitrilic
chloride trimer, and dissolving phosphonitrilic
chloride trimer in
ethylene glycol
dimethyl ether in a
beaker C; pouring the solution in the beaker C into a three-necked flask, introducing condensate water, installing a
dropping funnel on one neck, sealing the other neck with a glass plug, setting the water bath temperature to be 50-65 DEG C, and starting to heat; the solutions in the beakers A and B are poured into a
dropping funnel, dropping is started when the temperature reaches 50-65 DEG C, timing is conducted, heating and stirring are stopped after the reaction is completed, and a reaction device is closed; after the three-necked flask is cooled to the
room temperature, a
reaction system in the three-necked flask is subjected to reduced-pressure suction
filtration, filtrate obtained after suction
filtration is dried, impurities are removed, then
drying is conducted again, the cyclotriphosphazene
flame retardant is obtained, the cyclotriphosphazene
flame retardant has good expansion performance and flame retardant performance, and experimental data are provided for further improving the flame retardant performance of a green expansion type flame retardant.