Forest Products Division, Forest Research Institute, P.O. New Forest, Dehradun-248006. Uttarakhand, India.
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2019, 04(02), 090-095
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjarr.2019.4.2.0100
DOI url: https://doi.org/10.30574/wjarr.2019.4.2.0100
Received on 06December 2019; revised on 16December 2019; accepted on 17 December 2019
The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of addition of nanoclay to urea formaldehyde resin on the fire retardant properties of particle boards of Chinaberry (Melia azedarach). Three different clay loadings such as 1%, 2% and 3% were used for the preparation of the particle boards. The boards were prepared at specific pressure of 17.5 kg/cm2 and temperature 110̊C. Test samples were cut from the produced boards and tested for flammability, flame penetration and rate of burning. The addition of 1% nanoclay provided significant improvement in all three aspects. The addition of 1% nanoclay delayed the ignition of the particle boards up to 13 minutes in comparison to control particle boards. In flame penetration and rate of burning, this loading level provided retardation by 1 minute and 1.3 times respectively compared to controls.
Fire retardance; Melia azedarach wood; Nanoclay; Particle Board; Urea Formaldehyde
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Ismita N., Mandape Aniket Shasikant, Kumar Shailendra, Shukla Shikhar and Kishan Kumar V.S. Fire efficacy improvement of particle boards by nanoclay. World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2019, 04(02), 090-095. Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.30574/wjarr.2019.4.2.0100
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