Acceso abierto

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


Cite

Figure 1

Impregnation process
Impregnation process

Figure 2

Ignition test setup
Ignition test setup

Figure 3

Charred areas on the tested specimens – superimposed images from three trials for each type
Charred areas on the tested specimens – superimposed images from three trials for each type

Figure 4

Surfaces of the specimens after a year-long observation period
Surfaces of the specimens after a year-long observation period

Figure 5

LCA results for FR paperboards.Note: for legibility, only the most important impact categories have been included in the description
LCA results for FR paperboards.Note: for legibility, only the most important impact categories have been included in the description

Types and designations of specimens

Specimen designation Fire retardant used Waterproofing impregnant used
0-X-X - -
1-X-LW - linseed oil varnish + wood wax
1-X-O - wood oil
2-B-X borax + boric acid (BA-BX) -
2-DP-X diammonium phosphorate (DP) -
3-B-LW borax + boric acid (BA-BX) linseed oil varnish + wood wax
3-DP-LW diammonium phosphorate (DP) linseed oil varnish + wood wax
3-B-O borax + boric acid (BA-BX) wood oil
3-DP-O diammonium phosphorate (DP) wood oil

Fire protection techniques applied in paper-based structures

Reference Structure and authors Paper-based material used FR technique
[5] Westborough Primary School Cardboard Building by Cottrell & Vermeulen Architecture Honeycomb panels and paperboard Layering – fibre-cement board (exterior) and FR cellulose pinboard (interior)
[14] Corrugated Cardboard House by T. Konishi and M. Tamura Corrugated cardboard Coatings – urethane resin mixed with a combustion-resistant agent
[15] CASTE wall system by Ozlem Ayan Corrugated cardboard Layering – steel sheets
- Transportable Emergency Cardboard House gen 4 by Jerzy Łątka and Agata Jasiołek Corrugated cardboard, honeycomb panels Layering – steel sheets (exterior)
[4] Paper House by BAMP! project team form TU Darmstadt Paperboard, corrugated cardboard, honeycomb panels Additives – FR paperboard (phosphorus compounds added during paperboard production)

Results of the ignition test

specimen ignition flame reaching 15 cm maintaining the fire Charred area (cm2)
0-X-X yes no yes 67.17
1-X-LW yes yes yes 113.01
1-X-O yes no yes 66.52
2-B-X no no no 31.05
2-DP-X no no no 45.71
3-B-LW no no no 37.11
3-B-O no no no 48.69
3-DP-LW no no no 43.91
3-DP-O yes no no 66.75

Normalized environmental impact of 1 m2 of paperboard

Area of protection Midpoint impact category Unit Type of specimen
non-coated BA-BX coated DP coated
Environment quality agricultural land occupation 10−1 3.51 3.51 3.52
climate change, ecosystems 10−2 6.47 6.83 6.98
freshwater ecotoxicity 10−5 5.27 5.88 6.09
freshwater eutrophication 10−5 9.66 1.04 1.04
marine ecotoxicity 10−6 9.43 1.08 1.09
natural land transformation 10−3 1.28 1.51 1.60
terrestrial acidification 10−4 1.18 1.40 2.43
terrestrial ecotoxicity 10−4 5.12 5.21 5.59
urban land occupation 10−3 4.85 5.11 7.40
Human health climate change, human health 10−1 1.02 1.08 1.10
human toxicity 10−2 3.96 4.20 4.16
ionising radiation 10−5 9.17 9.65 1.01
ozone depletion 10−5 1.01 1.10 1.18
particulate matter formation 10−2 2.55 3.15 3.78
photochemical oxidant formation 10−3 1.08 1.29 1.90
Resources fossil depletion 10−2 5.93 6.76 7.29
metal depletion 10−2 1.02 1.28 1.29
eISSN:
2720-6947
Idioma:
Inglés
Calendario de la edición:
4 veces al año
Temas de la revista:
Architecture and Design, Architecture, Architects, Buildings