Flame Retardant Properties of Fiber-Based Decorative Wallboard

Abstract:

In this study, bamboo pulp is utilized as the main raw material for the production of compression-molded, fiber-based decorative wallboard panels which have three-dimensional geometric structure and possess environmentally compatible “green” flame retardant properties. The effectiveness of several flame retarding agents, including the Al(OH)3 single component system, the Al(OH)3/Mg(OH)2 mixed system and the Al(OH)3/Mg(OH)2/Zinc Borate mixed system are examined in terms of the resulting flame resistance, physical properties and oxygen indexes of the fiber-based decorative wallboard. The results show that the Al(OH)3/Mg(OH)2/Zinc Borate multicomponent mixed system is the most ideal flame retardant system for such applications. Results indicate that the optimal formulation consist of: 30% Mg(OH)2/25% Al(OH)2 /15% Zinc borate (relative mass ratio). Under such conditions, the oxygen index of the fiber decorates wallboard is 34.4, and the level of formaldehyde release reaches a value of E0.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 487)
• Pages: 739-747
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.487.739
• Online since: March 2012
• Authors: Zuo Dong Qin, G.J. Duns, Zhang Lin, Ji Shuang Chen
• Keywords: Bamboo Pulp, Fiber-Based Decorative Wallboard, Flame Retardant, Oxygen Index

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