Smoke suppression properties of Si-Al mesoporous structure on medium density fiberboard

In this article, smoke suppression of Si-Al mesoporous structure on medium density fiberboard (MDF) was investigated by cone calorimeter test (CCT), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA), and fourier transform infrared spectrometry (FTIR). The CCT results show that the Si-Al mesoporous structure can effectively decrease heat release rate (HRR), total heat release (THR), smoke production rate (SPR), total smoke production (TSP), smoke rate (SR), CO and CO₂ concentration, etc. Particularly, the SR curves of MDF present that Si-Al mesoporous structure are considered to be a filter, which can net the solid particles and volatile flammable components in the smoke and fix onto wood fiber. Remarkably, the CO and CO₂ concentration curves of MDF indicate that the Si-Al mesoporous structure has an excellent adsorption property, which can rapidly absorb CO and CO₂ that generated in wood combustion process. On the other hand, the FTIR and TGA results reveal that the Si-Al mesoporous structure can significantly improve the structure of char residue.