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<p>Both fire and water protection are crucial for the safety and usability of paper-based products applied as building components. The presented study investigates the possibility of combining environmentally-friendly fire retardants with oil- and wax-based waterproofing coatings on paperboard for architectural applications. The proposed impregnation technique can be used as protection for paper-based temporary and emergency structures, or as part of the protective system for building envelopes of permanent structures. The fire retardants selected for the tests were diammonium phosphate and a mixture of borax and boric acid in a 1:1 ratio. Single-flame ignitability tests were performed on the impregnated specimens to assess the fire performance of specimens with fire impregnation, waterproofing impregnation and both. A Life Cycle Assessment analysis was performed for fire-retardant paperboard. The study has shown that the application of layered fire and waterproofing treatments on paperboard components is possible and leads to a significant reduction in flammability compared to untreated and only waterproofed specimens.</p>
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Both fire and water protection are crucial for the safety and usability of paper-based products applied as building components. The presented study investigates the possibility of combining environmentally-friendly fire retardants with oil- and wax-based waterproofing coatings on paperboard for architectural applications. The proposed impregnation technique can be used as protection for paper-based temporary and emergency structures, or as part of the protective system for building envelopes of permanent structures. The fire retardants selected for the tests were diammonium phosphate and a mixture of borax and boric acid in a 1:1 ratio. Single-flame ignitability tests were performed on the impregnated specimens to assess the fire performance of specimens with fire impregnation, waterproofing impregnation and both. A Life Cycle Assessment analysis was performed for fire-retardant paperboard. The study has shown that the application of layered fire and waterproofing treatments on paperboard components is possible and leads to a significant reduction in flammability compared to untreated and only waterproofed specimens.

Preliminary Report on Ignitibility of Combined Pro-Ecological Waterproofing and Fire Retardant Coatings for Paperboard in Architectural Application

Wrocław University of Science and Technology

Architecture, Civil Engineering, Environment

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Both fire and water protection are crucial for the safety and usability of paper-based products applied as building components. The presented study...

Preliminary Report on Ignitibility of Combined Pro-Ecological Waterproofing and Fire Retardant Coatings for Paperboard in Architectural Application

Published Online: Feb 03, 2023

Page range: 105 - 115

Received: Feb 17, 2022

Accepted: Oct 19, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acee-2022-0042

Keywords
Paper in architecture, Fire retardant, Paperboard, Ignitibility test, Life Cycle Assessment

© 2022 Agata Jasiołek, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Preliminary Report on Ignitibility of Combined Pro-Ecological Waterproofing and Fire Retardant Coatings for Paperboard in Architectural Application

Published Online: Feb 03, 2023

Page range: 105 - 115

Received: Feb 17, 2022

Accepted: Oct 19, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acee-2022-0042

KeywordsPaper in architecture, Fire retardant, Paperboard, Ignitibility test, Life Cycle Assessment

© 2022 Agata Jasiołek, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Paper in architecture, Fire retardant, Paperboard, Ignitibility test, Life Cycle Assessment