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Fire safe, sustainable loose furnishing
RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, Safety and Transport, Fire Technology.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-3019-5510
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2021 (English)In: Fire and Materials, ISSN 0308-0501, E-ISSN 1099-1018, p. 181-190Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

The aim of this exploratory study has been to investigate the fire properties and environmental aspects of different upholstery material combinations, mainly for domestic applications. An analysis of the sustainability and circularity of selected textiles, along with lifecycle assessment, is used to qualitatively evaluate materials from an environmental perspective. The cone calorimeter was the primary tool used to screen 20 different material combinations from a fire performance perspective. It was found that textile covers of conventional fibres such as wool, cotton and polyester, can be improved by blending them with fire resistant speciality fibres. A new three-dimensional web structure has been examined as an alternative padding material, showing preliminary promising fire properties with regard to ignition time, heat release rates and smoke production. 

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John Wiley and Sons Ltd , 2021. p. 181-190
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environmental impact, fire safety, furnishing, life cycle analysis, sustainability, Blending, Fires, Life cycle, Smoke, Textiles, Cone calorimeter, Environmental aspects, Exploratory studies, Fire performance, Heat Release Rate (HRR), Life-cycle assessments, Material combination, Smoke production, Sustainable development
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URN: urn:nbn:se:ri:diva-45636DOI: 10.1002/fam.2859Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85088117333OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ri-45636DiVA, id: diva2:1458057
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Funding text 1: The authors acknowledge the Swedish Fire Protection Association for funding this project through the Brandforsk research funding. The authors also want to thank the Swedish office furniture manufacturer Kinnarps for providing their expertise and some sample textiles for this project as well as the University of Borås for producing some of the tested textiles.

Available from: 2020-08-13 Created: 2020-08-13 Last updated: 2023-05-16Bibliographically approved

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