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Journal of Tropical Forest Science 22(2): 175–183 (2010)	 Izran K et al.
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OPTIMIsING TREATMENT SYSTEM for KENAF (Hibiscus
cannabinus) PARTICLEBOARD WITH FIRE RETARDANTS
K Izran1,
*, A Zaidon2
, G Beyer3
, AM Abdul Rashid1
, F Abood2
& S Rahim1
1
Forest Research Institute Malaysia, 52109 Kepong, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
2
Faculty of Forestry, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
3
Physical and Mechanical Laboratories, Kabelwerk Eupen Ag, B-47000 Eupen, Belgium
Received March 2009
IZRAN K, ZAIDON A, BEYER G, ABDUL RASHID AM, ABOOD F & RAHIM S. 2010. Optimising treatment
system for kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus) particleboard with fire retardants. Particleboard is widely used for
panelling, partitioning and ceiling in buildings. The treatment of this material to improve fire performance
is not an exception. A study was carried out to determine the fire performance of kenaf particleboard
treated with phosphorous-based fire retardants. Kenaf core particles were first treated separately with 8
and 10% solutions of monoammonium phosphate (MAP), diammonium phosphate (DAP) and a mixture
of boric acid, guanylurea phosphate and phosphoric acid (BP®) using hot and cold bath processes. The
soaking time needed to achieve the standard dry salt retention, i.e. 50 kg m-3
was determined. Particleboards
from these treated kenaf particles were fabricated and their fire performance evaluated. Using 8% treating
solution, it took about 36, 21 and 48 min of immersing in cold bath to achieve the standard retention
requirement for MAP, DAP and BP® respectively but for 10% concentration, the times were slightly shorter,
i.e. 15, 20 and 35 min respectively. Among the three phosphorous formulations, BP® showed the best
performance in improving the insulation and integrity of kenaf particleboard when exposed to fire. This is
followed by MAP and DAP. BP®-treated board was the last to ignite compared with the other two boards.
Keywords:	 MAP, DAP, BP, hot and cold bath, fire resistance, early burning performance
IZRAN K, ZAIDON A, BEYER G, ABDUL RASHID AM, ABOOD F & RAHIM S. 2010. Pengoptimuman
sistem rawatan papan serpai kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus) dengan bahan perencat api. Papan serpai
contohnya yang dijadikan panel, pembahagi dan siling telah digunakan secara meluas dalam pembinaan
bangunan. Rawatan bahan ini untuk meningkatkan prestasi api bukanlah sesuatu yang asing. Kajian telah
dijalankan untuk menentukan prestasi api papan serpai kenaf yang dirawat dengan menggunakan bahan
perencat api yang berasaskan fosforus. Partikel teras kenaf telah dirawat secara berasingan menggunakan
monoammonium fosfat (MAP), diammonium fosfat (DAP) dan campuran asid borik, guanilurea fosfat
dan asid fosforik (BP®) pada kepekatan 8% dan 10% melalui proses rendaman panas dan sejuk. Sistem
rawatan yang optimum untuk mendapatkan retensi garam kering yang diperlukan iaitu 50 kg m-3
juga telah
dikenal pasti. Papan serpai dihasilkan daripada partikel kenaf yang telah dirawat ini dan prestasi apinya
telah diuji. Pada kepekatan 8%, partikel kenaf memerlukan tempoh rendaman sejuk masing-masing selama
lebih kurang 36 min, 21 min dan 48 min untuk mencapai retensi garam kering bagi MAP, DAP dan BP®.
Bagaimanapun, pada kepekatan 10%, tempohnya lebih singkat iaitu 15 min untuk MAP, 20 min untuk
DAP dan 35 min untuk BP®. Antara tiga formulasi fosforus ini, BP® menunjukkan prestasi terbaik dalam
memperbaiki insulasi dan integriti papan serpai kenaf apabila didedahkan kepada api. Ini diikuti oleh MAP
dan DAP. Papan serpai yang dirawat dengan BP® paling sukar terbakar berbanding papan yang dirawat
dengan bahan perencat yang lain.
*E-mail: izran_kamal@yahoo.com
INTRODUCTION
Kenafhasbeenfoundtobeapotentialrawmaterial
for wood composites. Mechanical properties of
kenaf particleboard and fibreboard surpass the
EN standard requirements (Mohamad Jani et al.
2004, Izran et al. 2009b, c). It was also reported that
particleboard made from kenaf core has superior
physical and mechanical properties than those
of rubberwood (Paridah et al. 2007). Kenaf core
particles can also be treated with fire retardants
to produce particleboards which have abilities to
reduce the spread of flame and the release of heat
when exposed to fire (Izran et al. 2009a).
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	 Particleboards for the building industry come
in many sizes and densities which are suitable
for many uses such as ceilings, partitioning
and panelling. In order to be used in high rise
buildings, particleboard must comply with
the fire resistance requirements of building
regulation, i.e. the Uniform Buildings by Laws
1984. Therefore, treatment to improve the fire
performance of these boards is necessary to
comply with the building regulation. Attempts to
treat particleboard with fire retardants have been
carried out through brushing, spraying, dipping,
soaking, pressure treatment, hot and cold bath,
and diffusion treatments (Abdul Rashid & Chew
1990, Baharuddin 2002). A 50-mm or thinner solid
sawn lumber must achieve a standard chemical
loadingof50kgm-3
withaminimumpenetrationof
12 mm (Anonymous 1963). The fire performance
of a material for building construction is assessed
through fire resistance and early burning tests.
Fire resistance provides a means of quantifying
the ability of an element to withstand exposure
to high temperatures based on insulation which is
influenced by integrity criteria (British Standard
1987). Once a particleboard has achieved integrity
failure, automatically the insulation evaluation
will be stopped. However, the insulation failure
can happen before integrity failure, therefore, it
is best to assess the failure too. For early burning
test, the three important variables measured are
ignition time of an element, percentage of weight
loss and char formation after exposure to source
of heat.
	 The aim of this study was to evaluate the fire
resistance and early burning performances of
particleboards made from kenaf core particles
treated with phosphorous-based fire retardants.
The optimum treatment system so as to meet
the standard retention requirement for the
fire retardants was first studied. For this, kenaf
particles were treated separately with 8 and 10%
solutions using hot and cold bath treatments.
The optimum time of cold soaking to obtain
the desired minimum retention requirement
for each treating solution was determined. This
is to ensure that the required amount of fire
retardants is determined and to avoid excessive
or insufficient amounts of fire retardant in the
treatment. Excessive amount of fire retardant
will only unnecessarily add cost to the treatment.
On the other hand, if a small amount is used,
the dry salt standard retention (DSR) will
be very low and may not meet the standard
requirement.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
Chips from kenaf core were used as raw material
and these were obtained from the National
Tobacco Board, Malaysia. Fire retardants
used were diammonium phosphate (DAP),
monoammonium phosphate (MAP) and a
mixture of guanylurea phosphate, phosphoric
acid and boric acid (BP®). Urea formaldehyde
resin obtained from the Malayan Adhesive &
Chemicals Sdn Bhd was used as the binder.
Kenaf chips were flaked using a ring flaker and
screened to obtain particles with sizes of 1–2 mm.
The particles were dried in a standard industrial
oven at approximately 80 °C until a moisture
content of 3 to 5% was reached. Fire retardant
solutions of 8 and 10% concentrations (w/v)
were prepared separately.
Hot and cold bath treatments
Kenaf particles were treated separately with fire
retardant solutions using hot and cold bath
treatments. The time required to immerse
particles to achieve the minimum DSR in each
board, i.e. 50 kg m-3
, was determined. Particles
(5 g) (Wi) were placed on a piece of cloth which
was then tied using a rubber band. Four packs
were prepared for each treatment. The packs
were then immersed into a beaker filled with
hot fire retardant solution. The beaker was then
heated using a hot plate at 70 °C for 10 min after
which the beaker was placed in a fume hood
until the solution reached ambient temperature.
An hour later, one pack of each treatment was
taken out of the beaker, dried and its weight (Wf)
measured. This was repeated for the rest of the
packs at hourly intervals. The DSR was calculated
using equation 1.
	 DSR (%) =[(Wf – Wi)/(Wi)] ×
		 concentration (%) 	 (1)
The DSR was then converted to kg m-3
to obtain
the standard minimum retention, i.e. 50 kg m-3
.
From the graph of DSR (%) versus time of
soaking (h), it was determined that 997 g of dried
particles were needed to produce a particleboard
of 350 × 350 × 12 mm. Subsequently, the amount
of dry salt (kg) required for each board was
calculated using equation 2.
	 DSR(50kgm-3
)=drysaltweight/particleboard
	 volume (2)
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From the above equation, the weight of dry salt
required for each board was 74 g (i.e. 7.42%).
Having found this, the soaking time of particles
to achieve the desired requirement retention for
each solution was estimated through the plotted
graph.
Board fabrication
Single-layer treated and untreated particleboards
were fabricated using specifications shown in
Table 1. The treated furnish was blended with
12% urea formaldehyde for approximately
15 min to ensure uniform distribution of the
adhesive. Moisture content of the furnish was
maintained at 12% to avoid blistering during hot
pressing and also because fire retardants used
in the treatment were hygroscopic. Furnish with
excess moisture was dried again in an oven at
80 °C. The furnish was then formed in a wood
deckle, pre-pressed and subsequently hot pressed
at 180 °C. The time for pressing was determined
by gelation time of the admixture of adhesive
and fire retardants (Zaidon et al. 1998, Zaidon et
al. 2008, Izran et al. 2009d). It was found that the
pressing time of DAP-treated furnish was 12 min,
BP 10 min, MAP 9 min and untreated furnish,
10 min. The hot press was performed stepwise
using four cycles of pressure starting from 130,
followed by 90, 70 and 50 kg cm-2
.
Fire resistance test
The test was conducted in a fire furnace based
on BS 476: Part 22 (British Standards Institution
1987). Samples of 350 × 350 × 12 mm were used
in this test. Before testing, the weight, thickness,
length and width of the boards were measured.
Cement was used to attach the board to the
frame of the furnace. One board was tested at
a time. Three thermocouples were attached to
each board and the ends of the thermocouples
were connected to a recorder which measured
the temperature of the unexposed (i.e. the part
of the board which was not exposed to the fire
source in the furnace) face of the board. The
temperature of the furnace was also recorded
using thermocouples in the furnace.
	 The initial temperatures of the furnace were
27–30 °C and temperature increments were
recordedatintervalsof5minuntilthetemperature
of the unexposed face achieved 183 °C (insulation
failure) or the board collapsed (integrity failure).
The temperature–time relationship during the
test was calculated using equation 3 (British
Standards Institution 1987).
Raw material Kenaf core particles
Targeted board density 700 kg m-3
Targeted board moisture content 12%
Board size 350 × 350 × 12 mm
Adhesive
UF resin
Hardener (NH4Cl)
Wax
12% (w/w of board)
3% (based on resin)
1% (based on oven-dried particles)
Fire retardant
Diammonium phosphate (DAP)•	
Monoammonium phosphate (MAP)•	
Mixture of (BP®): 67–73% guanylurea•	
phosphate, 27–33% boric acid and 0–4.2%
phosphoric acid
DSR 7.42% (w/w particles)
Hot press temperature 180 °C
Hot pressing time 9–12 min, dependent on the
treated particles
Table 1	 Description of the fabricated particleboard
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	 T = 345 log (8t + 1) + To		 (3)
where
	 T = furnace temperature at time t min
	 To = ambient temperature
After burning, physical changes of the exposed
and unexposed faces of boards were examined to
evaluate the failure of integrity and insulation.
Early burning performance
All samples (200 × 200 × 12 mm) were oven
dried at 103 ± 2 °C overnight and their oven-dry
weights (Wb) were determined. Prior to testing,
1 ml ethanol was dispersed at the centre of each
untreated and treated boards. Each board was
then placed inclined at 45°, 3 cm above a Bunsen
burner and the time taken for the board to ignite
was recorded. The combustion on the surface of
the board was left for 2 min after which the char
area was measured and the sample reweighed
(Wa). These data were used to calculate the
percentages of burnt area and weight loss
(equations 4 and 5).
				 Wb – Wa
	 Weight loss (%) = ------------------------ × 100 (4)
				 Wb
				 Char area
	 Burnt area (%) = --------------------------- × 100 (5)
				 Sample area
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
Hot and cold bath treatments of kenaf
particleboard
The DSR versus the time of cold soaking is
illustrated in Figures 1 and 2. Results showed
that during the first hour, for 8% solution, DAP
was the highest amount of retardant absorbed by
particles, followed by MAP and BP®. On the other
hand, for 10% solution, particles absorbed MAP
the most, followed by DAP and BP®. Soaking
times required to reach the standard retention
requirement of 7.42% DSR were 36, 21 and
48 min for MAP, DAP and BP® respectively (Figure
1) for treatments using 8% solutions and 15, 20
and 35 min respectively for the 10% treatment
solution (Figure 2). These showed that shorter
cold soaking time could be achieved from the 10%
concentration compared with the 8%. Therefore,
particles soaked in the 10% concentration were
chosen for board fabrication.
Fire resistance performance of kenaf
particleboard
Tables 2 and 3 summarise the fire properties
of treated and untreated boards. Figures 3 to
6 show temperature curves of the furnace for
each tested board. The furnace temperature
curves can be used to observe the relationship
between temperature increment and time in
Figure 1	 Dry salt retention (DSR) of kenaf particles treated with 8% solutions of MAP, DAP and BP using
	 hot and cold bath processes
DSR(%)
Soaking in cold bath (hours)
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Particleboard CTEF
(min)
CTUF
(min)
Insulation
(min)
Integrity
(min)
TIAF
(°C)
Untreated 7 11 13 13 182
DAP-treated 8 12 15 15 183
MAP-treated 13 16 18 19 244
BP®-treated 15 17 18 18 331
Table 2	 Fire resistance performance of treated kenaf particleboard
CTEF = Charring time at the exposed face; CTUF = charring time at the unexposed face;
Insulation = time at insulation failure; Integrity = time at integrity failure
TIAF = temperature at integrity failure
Particleboard Ignition time (s) Burnt area
± SD
(%)
Weight loss
± SD
(%)
Board density
(kg m-3
)
Untreated 50 18.43 ± 3.9 0.99 ± 0.3 586
DAP-treated 100 15.83 ± 2.0 0.97 ± 0.4 447
MAP-treated 100 14.28 ± 1.3 0.55 ± 0.2 472
BP®-treated 120 8.52 ± 2.6 0.69 ± 0.3 537
Table 3	 Early burning performance test of treated kenaf particleboard
Data are averages of three samples
the furnace during the tests. Four curves were
generated for each test; three curves were
calibrated curves, namely, specified upper
limit temperature (SULT), specified standard
temperature (SST) and specified lower limit
temperature (SLLT) and one curve was the actual
burning temperature (ABT), i.e. temperature of
the furnace during the test. To ensure accuracy
of assessment, ABT should be between SULT and
SLLT and needs to be almost similar with the SST
and this was observed in this study. This indicated
that the temperatures of the furnace were not
influencing the accuracy of the fire resistance
results obtained.
Figure 2	 DSR of kenaf particles treated with 10% solutions of MAP, DAP and BP using hot and cold bath
	 processes
DSR(%)
Soaking in cold bath (hours)
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	 Untreated board could only maintain
insulation and integrity for 13 min after exposure
to fire. The temperature at integrity failure was
182 °C (Table 2). The exposed part of the board
started to darken within 7 min of exposure and
was completely burnt at the 11th min. By this
time, char started to establish on unexposed
surface at the top of the board and after 13 min,
the surface started to ignite and continuous
flaming was observed for more than 10 s.
	 The DAP-treated board experienced integrity
failure after 15 min of exposure to fire (Table 2).
The board collapsed as the temperature of the
unexposed surface increased to 183 °C. Darkening
at the exposed surface started after 8 min, while
charring at the unexposed surface began after
12 min. Flaming on the unexposed surface
also continued for more than 10 s. Insulation
(18 min) and integrity (19 min) performances
of MAP-treated board were higher than the
Figure 3	 The furnace temperature for the DAP particleboard; ABT = actual burning temperature; SULT
	 = specified upper limit temperature; SST = specified standard temperature; SLLT = specified lower
	 limit temperature
Figure 4	 The furnace temperature for the BP®-treated particleboard; ABT = actual burning temperature;
	 SULT = specified upper limit temperature; SST = specified standard temperature; SLLT = specified
	 lower limit temperature
Temperature(°C)
Time (min)
Time (min)
Temperature(°C)
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untreated and DAP-treated boards. At 244 °C,
the temperature at integrity failure for MAP-
treated board was also higher than DAP- and
untreated boards but inferior to BP®-treated
boards. Char started to form at the centre of the
board after 16 min and ignition occurred after
19 min with continuous flaming for more than
10 s. For BP®-treated board, both insulation and
integrity criteria were maintained up to 18 min
of exposure to flame. However, integrity failure
was observed at a much higher temperature, i.e.
331 °C. Charring at the unexposed surface
occurred after 17 min exposure to fire.
	 In the early burning performance, MAP- and
DAP-treated boards each took 100 s to ignite
whereas for BP®-treated board, 120 s (Table
3). Ignition time for untreated board was 50 s.
BP-treated board had the smallest burnt area,
i.e. 8.5% of the total exposed area, while for
MAP- and DAP-treated boards, the burnt areas
Figure 5	 The furnace temperature for the untreated particleboard; ABT = actual burning temperature;
	 SULT = specified upper limit temperature; SST = specified standard temperature; SLLT = specified
	 lower limit temperature
Figure 6	 The furnace temperature for the MAP-treated particleboard; ABT = actual burning temperature;
	 SULT = specified upper limit temperature; SST = specified standard temperature; SLLT = specified
	 lower limit temperature
Time (min)
Temperature(°C)
Time (min)
Temperature(°C)
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were 14.3 and 15.8% respectively. Untreated
board had 18.4% of burnt area (Table 3). With
regard to weight loss due to burning, there was no
difference between DAP-treated and untreated
boards (~1%) but the other two boards showed
lesser weight loss, i.e. 0.6% for MAP- and 0.7%
for BP®-treated boards.
	 The tests revealed that fire performance of
kenaf particleboard improved when treated with
phosphorous-based fire retardants. BP® showed
the highest efficacy followed by MAP and DAP
indicating that boron formulated fire retardants
performed better than phosphorous-based fire
retardants. This is in agreement with findings
by Abdul Rashid and Chew (1990). Boron
compound is able to penetrate into particles of
boards and provide complete protection of the
material, thus, prolonging the time taken for heat
to transfer through the cross-section of the board
(Kolowski & Wladyka 2001).
	 Results of this study also showed that a shorter
time is needed to cause charring in the board that
had a higher percentage of phosphorous. Char
formed faster on DAP- and MAP-treated boards
compared with the BP®-treated board. This is
because phosphorous accelerates the formation
of char mass from cellulosic material and
suppresses flammable volatiles (Grexa & Kiosk
1992, Ishihara 1992). Thus, the higher content
of phosphorous in MAP-treated and DAP-treated
boards compared with BP®-treated board may
contribute to the shorter time for charring. Boron
compound reacts with combustible gases and tar
generated by kenaf particles and converts them
into carbon char. The by-products generated
from this process, namely, carbon dioxide and
water will dilute the combustible gases, resulting
in reduction of flame spread (Levan & Tran
1990).
CONCLUSIONS
Fire retardant can be successfully incorporated
in kenaf particleboard through treatment of
particles using hot and cold bath treatments.
Using 8% treating solutions, it took about 21 to
48 min of immersing in the cold bath to achieve
standard retention requirement but for 10%
concentration, it took slightly shorter time, i.e. 15
to 35 min. The three fire retardants studied were
effective in improving fire resistance and early
burning performance of kenaf particleboards.
Treated boards had insulation and integrity
performances between 15 and 19 min compared
with 13 min for untreated board. BP® and
MAP performed better than DAP in improving
insulation and integrity of the board. BP®-treated
board ignited least readily when compared with
the rest of the boards. MAP and DAP aggravated
the formation of char on the surface of the
boards when exposed to fire compared with
BP®. MAP formulation is better than BP® only
in terms of weight loss after burning.
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  • 1. Journal of Tropical Forest Science 22(2): 175–183 (2010) Izran K et al. 175 OPTIMIsING TREATMENT SYSTEM for KENAF (Hibiscus cannabinus) PARTICLEBOARD WITH FIRE RETARDANTS K Izran1, *, A Zaidon2 , G Beyer3 , AM Abdul Rashid1 , F Abood2 & S Rahim1 1 Forest Research Institute Malaysia, 52109 Kepong, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia 2 Faculty of Forestry, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia 3 Physical and Mechanical Laboratories, Kabelwerk Eupen Ag, B-47000 Eupen, Belgium Received March 2009 IZRAN K, ZAIDON A, BEYER G, ABDUL RASHID AM, ABOOD F & RAHIM S. 2010. Optimising treatment system for kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus) particleboard with fire retardants. Particleboard is widely used for panelling, partitioning and ceiling in buildings. The treatment of this material to improve fire performance is not an exception. A study was carried out to determine the fire performance of kenaf particleboard treated with phosphorous-based fire retardants. Kenaf core particles were first treated separately with 8 and 10% solutions of monoammonium phosphate (MAP), diammonium phosphate (DAP) and a mixture of boric acid, guanylurea phosphate and phosphoric acid (BP®) using hot and cold bath processes. The soaking time needed to achieve the standard dry salt retention, i.e. 50 kg m-3 was determined. Particleboards from these treated kenaf particles were fabricated and their fire performance evaluated. Using 8% treating solution, it took about 36, 21 and 48 min of immersing in cold bath to achieve the standard retention requirement for MAP, DAP and BP® respectively but for 10% concentration, the times were slightly shorter, i.e. 15, 20 and 35 min respectively. Among the three phosphorous formulations, BP® showed the best performance in improving the insulation and integrity of kenaf particleboard when exposed to fire. This is followed by MAP and DAP. BP®-treated board was the last to ignite compared with the other two boards. Keywords: MAP, DAP, BP, hot and cold bath, fire resistance, early burning performance IZRAN K, ZAIDON A, BEYER G, ABDUL RASHID AM, ABOOD F & RAHIM S. 2010. Pengoptimuman sistem rawatan papan serpai kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus) dengan bahan perencat api. Papan serpai contohnya yang dijadikan panel, pembahagi dan siling telah digunakan secara meluas dalam pembinaan bangunan. Rawatan bahan ini untuk meningkatkan prestasi api bukanlah sesuatu yang asing. Kajian telah dijalankan untuk menentukan prestasi api papan serpai kenaf yang dirawat dengan menggunakan bahan perencat api yang berasaskan fosforus. Partikel teras kenaf telah dirawat secara berasingan menggunakan monoammonium fosfat (MAP), diammonium fosfat (DAP) dan campuran asid borik, guanilurea fosfat dan asid fosforik (BP®) pada kepekatan 8% dan 10% melalui proses rendaman panas dan sejuk. Sistem rawatan yang optimum untuk mendapatkan retensi garam kering yang diperlukan iaitu 50 kg m-3 juga telah dikenal pasti. Papan serpai dihasilkan daripada partikel kenaf yang telah dirawat ini dan prestasi apinya telah diuji. Pada kepekatan 8%, partikel kenaf memerlukan tempoh rendaman sejuk masing-masing selama lebih kurang 36 min, 21 min dan 48 min untuk mencapai retensi garam kering bagi MAP, DAP dan BP®. Bagaimanapun, pada kepekatan 10%, tempohnya lebih singkat iaitu 15 min untuk MAP, 20 min untuk DAP dan 35 min untuk BP®. Antara tiga formulasi fosforus ini, BP® menunjukkan prestasi terbaik dalam memperbaiki insulasi dan integriti papan serpai kenaf apabila didedahkan kepada api. Ini diikuti oleh MAP dan DAP. Papan serpai yang dirawat dengan BP® paling sukar terbakar berbanding papan yang dirawat dengan bahan perencat yang lain. *E-mail: izran_kamal@yahoo.com INTRODUCTION Kenafhasbeenfoundtobeapotentialrawmaterial for wood composites. Mechanical properties of kenaf particleboard and fibreboard surpass the EN standard requirements (Mohamad Jani et al. 2004, Izran et al. 2009b, c). It was also reported that particleboard made from kenaf core has superior physical and mechanical properties than those of rubberwood (Paridah et al. 2007). Kenaf core particles can also be treated with fire retardants to produce particleboards which have abilities to reduce the spread of flame and the release of heat when exposed to fire (Izran et al. 2009a).
  • 2. Journal of Tropical Forest Science 22(2): 175–183 (2010) Izran K et al. 176 Particleboards for the building industry come in many sizes and densities which are suitable for many uses such as ceilings, partitioning and panelling. In order to be used in high rise buildings, particleboard must comply with the fire resistance requirements of building regulation, i.e. the Uniform Buildings by Laws 1984. Therefore, treatment to improve the fire performance of these boards is necessary to comply with the building regulation. Attempts to treat particleboard with fire retardants have been carried out through brushing, spraying, dipping, soaking, pressure treatment, hot and cold bath, and diffusion treatments (Abdul Rashid & Chew 1990, Baharuddin 2002). A 50-mm or thinner solid sawn lumber must achieve a standard chemical loadingof50kgm-3 withaminimumpenetrationof 12 mm (Anonymous 1963). The fire performance of a material for building construction is assessed through fire resistance and early burning tests. Fire resistance provides a means of quantifying the ability of an element to withstand exposure to high temperatures based on insulation which is influenced by integrity criteria (British Standard 1987). Once a particleboard has achieved integrity failure, automatically the insulation evaluation will be stopped. However, the insulation failure can happen before integrity failure, therefore, it is best to assess the failure too. For early burning test, the three important variables measured are ignition time of an element, percentage of weight loss and char formation after exposure to source of heat. The aim of this study was to evaluate the fire resistance and early burning performances of particleboards made from kenaf core particles treated with phosphorous-based fire retardants. The optimum treatment system so as to meet the standard retention requirement for the fire retardants was first studied. For this, kenaf particles were treated separately with 8 and 10% solutions using hot and cold bath treatments. The optimum time of cold soaking to obtain the desired minimum retention requirement for each treating solution was determined. This is to ensure that the required amount of fire retardants is determined and to avoid excessive or insufficient amounts of fire retardant in the treatment. Excessive amount of fire retardant will only unnecessarily add cost to the treatment. On the other hand, if a small amount is used, the dry salt standard retention (DSR) will be very low and may not meet the standard requirement. MATERIALS AND METHODS Chips from kenaf core were used as raw material and these were obtained from the National Tobacco Board, Malaysia. Fire retardants used were diammonium phosphate (DAP), monoammonium phosphate (MAP) and a mixture of guanylurea phosphate, phosphoric acid and boric acid (BP®). Urea formaldehyde resin obtained from the Malayan Adhesive & Chemicals Sdn Bhd was used as the binder. Kenaf chips were flaked using a ring flaker and screened to obtain particles with sizes of 1–2 mm. The particles were dried in a standard industrial oven at approximately 80 °C until a moisture content of 3 to 5% was reached. Fire retardant solutions of 8 and 10% concentrations (w/v) were prepared separately. Hot and cold bath treatments Kenaf particles were treated separately with fire retardant solutions using hot and cold bath treatments. The time required to immerse particles to achieve the minimum DSR in each board, i.e. 50 kg m-3 , was determined. Particles (5 g) (Wi) were placed on a piece of cloth which was then tied using a rubber band. Four packs were prepared for each treatment. The packs were then immersed into a beaker filled with hot fire retardant solution. The beaker was then heated using a hot plate at 70 °C for 10 min after which the beaker was placed in a fume hood until the solution reached ambient temperature. An hour later, one pack of each treatment was taken out of the beaker, dried and its weight (Wf) measured. This was repeated for the rest of the packs at hourly intervals. The DSR was calculated using equation 1. DSR (%) =[(Wf – Wi)/(Wi)] × concentration (%) (1) The DSR was then converted to kg m-3 to obtain the standard minimum retention, i.e. 50 kg m-3 . From the graph of DSR (%) versus time of soaking (h), it was determined that 997 g of dried particles were needed to produce a particleboard of 350 × 350 × 12 mm. Subsequently, the amount of dry salt (kg) required for each board was calculated using equation 2. DSR(50kgm-3 )=drysaltweight/particleboard volume (2)
  • 3. Journal of Tropical Forest Science 22(2): 175–183 (2010) Izran K et al. 177 From the above equation, the weight of dry salt required for each board was 74 g (i.e. 7.42%). Having found this, the soaking time of particles to achieve the desired requirement retention for each solution was estimated through the plotted graph. Board fabrication Single-layer treated and untreated particleboards were fabricated using specifications shown in Table 1. The treated furnish was blended with 12% urea formaldehyde for approximately 15 min to ensure uniform distribution of the adhesive. Moisture content of the furnish was maintained at 12% to avoid blistering during hot pressing and also because fire retardants used in the treatment were hygroscopic. Furnish with excess moisture was dried again in an oven at 80 °C. The furnish was then formed in a wood deckle, pre-pressed and subsequently hot pressed at 180 °C. The time for pressing was determined by gelation time of the admixture of adhesive and fire retardants (Zaidon et al. 1998, Zaidon et al. 2008, Izran et al. 2009d). It was found that the pressing time of DAP-treated furnish was 12 min, BP 10 min, MAP 9 min and untreated furnish, 10 min. The hot press was performed stepwise using four cycles of pressure starting from 130, followed by 90, 70 and 50 kg cm-2 . Fire resistance test The test was conducted in a fire furnace based on BS 476: Part 22 (British Standards Institution 1987). Samples of 350 × 350 × 12 mm were used in this test. Before testing, the weight, thickness, length and width of the boards were measured. Cement was used to attach the board to the frame of the furnace. One board was tested at a time. Three thermocouples were attached to each board and the ends of the thermocouples were connected to a recorder which measured the temperature of the unexposed (i.e. the part of the board which was not exposed to the fire source in the furnace) face of the board. The temperature of the furnace was also recorded using thermocouples in the furnace. The initial temperatures of the furnace were 27–30 °C and temperature increments were recordedatintervalsof5minuntilthetemperature of the unexposed face achieved 183 °C (insulation failure) or the board collapsed (integrity failure). The temperature–time relationship during the test was calculated using equation 3 (British Standards Institution 1987). Raw material Kenaf core particles Targeted board density 700 kg m-3 Targeted board moisture content 12% Board size 350 × 350 × 12 mm Adhesive UF resin Hardener (NH4Cl) Wax 12% (w/w of board) 3% (based on resin) 1% (based on oven-dried particles) Fire retardant Diammonium phosphate (DAP)• Monoammonium phosphate (MAP)• Mixture of (BP®): 67–73% guanylurea• phosphate, 27–33% boric acid and 0–4.2% phosphoric acid DSR 7.42% (w/w particles) Hot press temperature 180 °C Hot pressing time 9–12 min, dependent on the treated particles Table 1 Description of the fabricated particleboard
  • 4. Journal of Tropical Forest Science 22(2): 175–183 (2010) Izran K et al. 178 T = 345 log (8t + 1) + To (3) where T = furnace temperature at time t min To = ambient temperature After burning, physical changes of the exposed and unexposed faces of boards were examined to evaluate the failure of integrity and insulation. Early burning performance All samples (200 × 200 × 12 mm) were oven dried at 103 ± 2 °C overnight and their oven-dry weights (Wb) were determined. Prior to testing, 1 ml ethanol was dispersed at the centre of each untreated and treated boards. Each board was then placed inclined at 45°, 3 cm above a Bunsen burner and the time taken for the board to ignite was recorded. The combustion on the surface of the board was left for 2 min after which the char area was measured and the sample reweighed (Wa). These data were used to calculate the percentages of burnt area and weight loss (equations 4 and 5). Wb – Wa Weight loss (%) = ------------------------ × 100 (4) Wb Char area Burnt area (%) = --------------------------- × 100 (5) Sample area RESULTS AND DISCUSSION Hot and cold bath treatments of kenaf particleboard The DSR versus the time of cold soaking is illustrated in Figures 1 and 2. Results showed that during the first hour, for 8% solution, DAP was the highest amount of retardant absorbed by particles, followed by MAP and BP®. On the other hand, for 10% solution, particles absorbed MAP the most, followed by DAP and BP®. Soaking times required to reach the standard retention requirement of 7.42% DSR were 36, 21 and 48 min for MAP, DAP and BP® respectively (Figure 1) for treatments using 8% solutions and 15, 20 and 35 min respectively for the 10% treatment solution (Figure 2). These showed that shorter cold soaking time could be achieved from the 10% concentration compared with the 8%. Therefore, particles soaked in the 10% concentration were chosen for board fabrication. Fire resistance performance of kenaf particleboard Tables 2 and 3 summarise the fire properties of treated and untreated boards. Figures 3 to 6 show temperature curves of the furnace for each tested board. The furnace temperature curves can be used to observe the relationship between temperature increment and time in Figure 1 Dry salt retention (DSR) of kenaf particles treated with 8% solutions of MAP, DAP and BP using hot and cold bath processes DSR(%) Soaking in cold bath (hours)
  • 5. Journal of Tropical Forest Science 22(2): 175–183 (2010) Izran K et al. 179 Particleboard CTEF (min) CTUF (min) Insulation (min) Integrity (min) TIAF (°C) Untreated 7 11 13 13 182 DAP-treated 8 12 15 15 183 MAP-treated 13 16 18 19 244 BP®-treated 15 17 18 18 331 Table 2 Fire resistance performance of treated kenaf particleboard CTEF = Charring time at the exposed face; CTUF = charring time at the unexposed face; Insulation = time at insulation failure; Integrity = time at integrity failure TIAF = temperature at integrity failure Particleboard Ignition time (s) Burnt area ± SD (%) Weight loss ± SD (%) Board density (kg m-3 ) Untreated 50 18.43 ± 3.9 0.99 ± 0.3 586 DAP-treated 100 15.83 ± 2.0 0.97 ± 0.4 447 MAP-treated 100 14.28 ± 1.3 0.55 ± 0.2 472 BP®-treated 120 8.52 ± 2.6 0.69 ± 0.3 537 Table 3 Early burning performance test of treated kenaf particleboard Data are averages of three samples the furnace during the tests. Four curves were generated for each test; three curves were calibrated curves, namely, specified upper limit temperature (SULT), specified standard temperature (SST) and specified lower limit temperature (SLLT) and one curve was the actual burning temperature (ABT), i.e. temperature of the furnace during the test. To ensure accuracy of assessment, ABT should be between SULT and SLLT and needs to be almost similar with the SST and this was observed in this study. This indicated that the temperatures of the furnace were not influencing the accuracy of the fire resistance results obtained. Figure 2 DSR of kenaf particles treated with 10% solutions of MAP, DAP and BP using hot and cold bath processes DSR(%) Soaking in cold bath (hours)
  • 6. Journal of Tropical Forest Science 22(2): 175–183 (2010) Izran K et al. 180 Untreated board could only maintain insulation and integrity for 13 min after exposure to fire. The temperature at integrity failure was 182 °C (Table 2). The exposed part of the board started to darken within 7 min of exposure and was completely burnt at the 11th min. By this time, char started to establish on unexposed surface at the top of the board and after 13 min, the surface started to ignite and continuous flaming was observed for more than 10 s. The DAP-treated board experienced integrity failure after 15 min of exposure to fire (Table 2). The board collapsed as the temperature of the unexposed surface increased to 183 °C. Darkening at the exposed surface started after 8 min, while charring at the unexposed surface began after 12 min. Flaming on the unexposed surface also continued for more than 10 s. Insulation (18 min) and integrity (19 min) performances of MAP-treated board were higher than the Figure 3 The furnace temperature for the DAP particleboard; ABT = actual burning temperature; SULT = specified upper limit temperature; SST = specified standard temperature; SLLT = specified lower limit temperature Figure 4 The furnace temperature for the BP®-treated particleboard; ABT = actual burning temperature; SULT = specified upper limit temperature; SST = specified standard temperature; SLLT = specified lower limit temperature Temperature(°C) Time (min) Time (min) Temperature(°C)
  • 7. Journal of Tropical Forest Science 22(2): 175–183 (2010) Izran K et al. 181 untreated and DAP-treated boards. At 244 °C, the temperature at integrity failure for MAP- treated board was also higher than DAP- and untreated boards but inferior to BP®-treated boards. Char started to form at the centre of the board after 16 min and ignition occurred after 19 min with continuous flaming for more than 10 s. For BP®-treated board, both insulation and integrity criteria were maintained up to 18 min of exposure to flame. However, integrity failure was observed at a much higher temperature, i.e. 331 °C. Charring at the unexposed surface occurred after 17 min exposure to fire. In the early burning performance, MAP- and DAP-treated boards each took 100 s to ignite whereas for BP®-treated board, 120 s (Table 3). Ignition time for untreated board was 50 s. BP-treated board had the smallest burnt area, i.e. 8.5% of the total exposed area, while for MAP- and DAP-treated boards, the burnt areas Figure 5 The furnace temperature for the untreated particleboard; ABT = actual burning temperature; SULT = specified upper limit temperature; SST = specified standard temperature; SLLT = specified lower limit temperature Figure 6 The furnace temperature for the MAP-treated particleboard; ABT = actual burning temperature; SULT = specified upper limit temperature; SST = specified standard temperature; SLLT = specified lower limit temperature Time (min) Temperature(°C) Time (min) Temperature(°C)
  • 8. Journal of Tropical Forest Science 22(2): 175–183 (2010) Izran K et al. 182 were 14.3 and 15.8% respectively. Untreated board had 18.4% of burnt area (Table 3). With regard to weight loss due to burning, there was no difference between DAP-treated and untreated boards (~1%) but the other two boards showed lesser weight loss, i.e. 0.6% for MAP- and 0.7% for BP®-treated boards. The tests revealed that fire performance of kenaf particleboard improved when treated with phosphorous-based fire retardants. BP® showed the highest efficacy followed by MAP and DAP indicating that boron formulated fire retardants performed better than phosphorous-based fire retardants. This is in agreement with findings by Abdul Rashid and Chew (1990). Boron compound is able to penetrate into particles of boards and provide complete protection of the material, thus, prolonging the time taken for heat to transfer through the cross-section of the board (Kolowski & Wladyka 2001). Results of this study also showed that a shorter time is needed to cause charring in the board that had a higher percentage of phosphorous. Char formed faster on DAP- and MAP-treated boards compared with the BP®-treated board. This is because phosphorous accelerates the formation of char mass from cellulosic material and suppresses flammable volatiles (Grexa & Kiosk 1992, Ishihara 1992). Thus, the higher content of phosphorous in MAP-treated and DAP-treated boards compared with BP®-treated board may contribute to the shorter time for charring. Boron compound reacts with combustible gases and tar generated by kenaf particles and converts them into carbon char. The by-products generated from this process, namely, carbon dioxide and water will dilute the combustible gases, resulting in reduction of flame spread (Levan & Tran 1990). CONCLUSIONS Fire retardant can be successfully incorporated in kenaf particleboard through treatment of particles using hot and cold bath treatments. 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