Effect of boron addition to adhesive and/or surface coating on fire-retardant properties of particleboard

Yalinkilic M., Imamura Y., Takahashi M., Demirci Z.

WOOD AND FIBER SCIENCE, vol.30, no.4, pp.348-359, 1998 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 30 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 1998
  • Journal Name: WOOD AND FIBER SCIENCE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.348-359
  • Karadeniz Technical University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Boron added to urea formaldehyde (UF) resin during manufacture of board from waste tea leaves was combined with a fire-retardant coating system containing boron to further reduce combustibility. Boric acid (BA) and borax (BX) were used as boron compounds separately or in a mixture of 5:1 (BA:BX, w/w) in aqueous solutions of UF resin. A BA + BX mixture was also added to a 40% aqueous solution of trimethylolmelamine (TMM) (as a binding agent) and applied to the board surface. Fire-retardant properties were determined according to the Japanese Industrial Standard JIS A 1322.