Fire retardant treatment of low contamination for panels made from recycled plastic films and polyester resin

JERÓNIMO, KREIKER; ROSANA, GAGGINO

Cogent Engineering

Cogent OA de Taylor & Francis Group

Lugar: Oxfordshire; Año: 2017 vol. 4 p. 1 - 9

This journal is indexed by the Web of Science Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI). Abstract: The aim of this research was to propose a fire retardant treatment with low contamination additives for panels manufactured with recycled plastics frompackaging of food industries and polyester resin. The panels made with this technology are more ecological than the traditional ones, made with shavings andfibers of wood, because they incorporate plastic wastes as raw material instead of natural resources. Because of the likely deterioration of the panel when exposed to UV-Radiation in outdoor application, they are recommended to inside buildings as coating walls and the manufacture of furniture, whereby they have to comply withthe class RE-3: low flame propagation material, according to IRAM 11910-3:1994,NBR 9442: 1986 and ASTM E 162: 1994 Norms. Several fire retardant treatmentswere tested, and their influence on the flexural resistance of the panels. By otherhand, a comparative study of costs was performed between the panels commercially available,and the panels developed with this technology. The use of HT-E free ofhalogens is proposed, which obtains a classification RE-3 and not significantly alterthe flexural resistance of the panels.