Enhancing the flame-retardant performance of wood-based materials using carbon-based materials

• Published in: Journal of thermal analysis and calorimetry Vol. 123; no. 3; pp. 1935 - 1942
• Main Authors: Seo, Hyun Jeong, Kim, Sumin, Huh, Wansoo, Park, Kyung-Won, Lee, Dong Ryeol, Son, Dong Won, Kim, Yong-Shik
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.03.2016; Springer
• Subjects: Analytical Chemistry; Carbon; Chemistry; Chemistry and Materials Science; Coating; Coatings; Cone calorimeters; Fires; Flame retardants; Furniture; Graphite; Inorganic Chemistry; Measurement Science and Instrumentation; Nanostructure; Performance enhancement; Physical Chemistry; Polymer Sciences; Flame retardant; Wood-based materials; Cone calorimeter; Thermogravimetric (TG) analysis; Exfoliated graphite nanoplatelets (xGnP)
• ISSN: 1388-6150; 1588-2926; 1572-8943
• DOI: 10.1007/s10973-015-4553-9

We sought to improve the flame-retardant performance of wood-based materials through the development of a coating material using carbon-based materials. The coating materials were applied to the surfaces of wood-based materials used for interior materials and furniture. We measured fire characteristics of the coated wood-based materials using a cone calorimeter. The coating materials were prepared by the mixing of carbon materials, such as natural graphite, expandable graphite, and exfoliated graphite nanoplatelets, in water-based coating materials. TG analysis revealed that water-based coating materials/carbon material-blended composites had good thermal durability in the working temperature ranges. The flame-retardant performance was confirmed through cone calorimeter experiments, and the result of the experiment satisfied the standard for flame-retardant performance in ISO 5600-1.