DOI : https://doi.org/10.18517/ijaseit.1.5.109

Studies on Flame Retardants on Malaysian Coir Fiber

Elwaleed Awad Khidir (1), Mohd Jailani Mohd Nor (2), Rozli Zulkifli (3), Mohd Faizal Mat Tahir (4), Zulkarnain Ali Leman (5)
(1) Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Khartoum, Sudan
(2) Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
(3) Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
(4) Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
(5) Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
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Khidir, Elwaleed Awad, et al. “Studies on Flame Retardants on Malaysian Coir Fiber”. International Journal on Advanced Science, Engineering and Information Technology, vol. 1, no. 5, Oct. 2011, pp. 541-4, doi:10.18517/ijaseit.1.5.109.
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In this study to the effect of the utilization of urea and diammonium phosphate as fire retardant on Malaysian coir fiber was evaluated. Flammability and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) tests were used to evaluate the fire retardancy. Weight loss and percentage of mass residue were used as a measure from the results of flammability and TGA, respectively. The results revealed the effectiveness of using urea and diammonium phosphate as fire retardant for Malaysian coir fiber. However, for the samples treated with retardant high concentration the weight loss is not significant with the time of dipping treatment. This indicates that the just dip application for the fire retardant of higher concentration is sufficient.

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