EXAMINATION OF THE FIRE BEHAVIOR OF TORN AND SHREDDED TEXTILE WASTE

Abstract

The huge ecological footprint of the textile and construction industries can be reduced simultaneously if textile waste can be used as thermal insulation in buildings. In a TDK work in 2022, we investigated the thermal conductivity and sound absorption coefficient of the textile waste, and the results encouraged further research. One of the critical points of the application of textile waste as a building material is its combustibility, which determines its buildability. In my TDK thesis in 2023, we aimed to determine the fire resistance of a cotton-like material, which can be produced from textile waste by tearing and then shredding, as a thermal insulation building material, and thus to delimit its buildability. The fire classification according to the standard was estimated by testing the combustibility, smoke generation and burning drip. The tests were carried out on untreated specimens and on specimens impregnated with flame retardant water glass.