Fire Retarded Insulating Sheets from Recycled Materials

Abstract

Summary: In this work we aimed at forming partially recycled polymer composites of appropriate mechanical properties and flame retardancy. Multilayer composite structures proved to be suitable to fulfill all of these requirements. Core-shell structures presented here contain two-component thermosets, i.e. epoxy, recycled polyurethane and polyisocyanurate, as matrices reinforced with waste fillers such as short basalt fibers and wood chips. Flame retardancy and mechanical properties of the core-shell structures were investigated by the conventional methods of characterization. The developed cost-effective multilayer composites can be applied as heat and sound insulating panels e.g. multifunctional sheets for construction or automotive industry.

Enhancement of the Mechanical Properties of Basalt Fiber-Wood-Plastic Composites via Maleic Anhydride Grafted High-Density Polyethylene (MAPE) Addition

“…BF is a new type of fiber prepared by drawing a natural ore, melted at a high temperature, through a platinum-rhodium alloy [10]. BF has numerous raw material sources, is inexpensive [11], and has excellent properties such as corrosion resistance, minimal moisture absorption and the ability to withstand high temperatures, provide thermal insulation, and absorb sound [12,13]. BF is also a cost-effective and high-strength material [14,15,16] that has been widely used in road construction [17], buildings and other applications that require reinforcement [18].…”

Wood production, wood technology, and biotechnological impacts

“…sometimes added to PVC [poly(vinyl chloride)]/wood flour composites to confer better impact strength, flexural strength, and flexural toughness ). Mixtures of wood chips and basalt fibres in polymer composites are tested to increase flame retardancy and mechanical properties of material for the use as heat and sound insulating panels in automobile industry (Matko et al 2006). Since WPCs are relatively new inventions (Schneider 1994, Wolcott & Englund 1999, Clemons 2002, there is a large potential of development in this field.…”

A green material from rock: basalt fiber – a review

“…It has numerous raw material sources. It is inexpensive (Sim, Park, & Moon, 2005), it has excellent properties such as corrosion resistance, minimal moisture absorption and the ability to withstand high temperatures, provide thermal insulation, and absorb sound (Matkó et al, 2006;Wang, Zhang, & Li, 2008). It is also a cost-effective and high-strength material (Botev, Betchev, Bikiaris, & Panayiotou, 1999;Dalinkevich, Gumargalieva, Marakhovsky, & Soukhanov, 2009;Liu, Shaw, Parnas, & McDonnell, 2006;Militký, Kovačič, & Rubnerová, 2002) that has been widely used in road construction (Palmieri, Matthys, Tierens, & Pikakoutas, 2009), buildings and other applications that require reinforcement (Ross, 2014).…”