DEVELOPMENT OF THE COMPOSITION OF BIOCOMPOSITES FILLED WITH WOOD FLOUR WITH INCREASED RESISTANCE TO COMBUSTION

Abstract

The article investigates the effect of flame retardant additives based on boric acid on the resistance to combustion of biocomposites filled with wood flour. The composition of the composite containing wood flour and aqueous boric acid solution was optimized. This allowed to obtain composites with high resistance to combustion compared to unprocessed particles of wood flour. It is shown that flame retardants reduce the ability of biocomposites to combustion and smoke generation, which allows to increase safety during operation of biocomposite products and significantly expand the scope of these materials.