Analysis of experimental investigations of polystyrene foam flammability and its combustion products' toxicity

Abstract

Analysis of experimental investigations of polystyrene foam flammability and its combustion products' toxicity

Senchenko T.V., Vlasova O.S., Batmanov V.P.

Incoming article date: 16.01.2019

The study and the analysis of the data about a high flammability (class KM5), combustibility (В3), inflammability (class G3-G4), velocity of burning velocity speed (РП3), smoke generation capacity (D3), toxicity of combustion products of the polystyrene foam which have an over-cumulative action (carbon oxide, hydrocyanic acid, benzyl, phenyl ethylene) (Т3 – Т4) were carried out. It was suggested to reduce the use of the polystyrene foam in construction by means of replacing it with inflammable materials.

Keywords: polystyrene foam, flammability, toxicity, maximal allowable concentration (MAC), carbon oxide, carbon dioxide, hydrocyanic acid, benzyl, phenyl ethylene, thermal destruction, smoke formation.