Fire resistant melamine based organic-geopolymer hybrid composites

Hybrid composite materials based on geopolymer and epoxy melamine resins have been designed to produce a novel material showing high compatibility between the organic and inorganic phases. This has been realized through a synthetic method based on the co-reticulation in mild condition of the two phases. These materials show good interpenetration of the resin into the inorganic matrix up to nanometric level and significantly improved mechanical properties in respect to un-modified geopolymer without compromising the good thermal stability and fire resistance typical of unmodified geopolymers. These properties make the novel materials very attractive for the realization of thermo-resistant and thermo-insulating panels.