Developing fire-retardant and water-repellent bio-structural panels using nanocellulose

Nadir Yildirim*

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Abstract

The fire-retardant and water-repellent bio-structural panels (BISPs) were successfully developed using cellulose nanofibrils, corn starch, boric acid, and n-dodecenyl succinic anhydride with adhesive-free character. Its performance properties were evaluated and compared with other well-known products on the market. The BISP's density (0.1 g/cm3) and permeance value [41.81 g/day/m2 with 5.76% coefficient of variation (CV)] were found higher than compared competitor products. The BISPs' contact angle was found 132.13° (1.59% CV) for BISP. The BISP was the only fire-retardant product, and the only one developed almost no smoke 2.20%.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)257-265
Number of pages9
JournalMRS Communications
Volume8
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jun 2018
Externally publishedYes

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