Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
İCAR 16. Uluslararası Akademik Araştırmalar Kongresi, Ankara, Türkiye, 21 - 22 Ağustos 2025, ss.122-1213, (Özet Bildiri)
Value-added boron compounds, with their distinct and unique functional properties, are compounds worthy of research and development for the increasing demand for quality production and advancing technology in today's world. Among these special boron products, boron hydrides, borates, boranes, elemental boron, and fluoroborates are some of these functional boron compounds. Fluoroborates have a wide range of uses, serving as catalysts in organic reactions, flame-retardant additives in materials science, agents for improving optical properties in the glass industry, and natural pesticides against insects and fungi in agriculture.For the study on the flame-retardant properties of nickel tetrafluoroborate (Ni(BF4)2), the independent parameters were solution concentration and immersion time. The dependent parameters were the mass gain rate and the LOI (Limiting Oxygen Index) test data. This research determined that high-unit-weight cotton fabrics, such as tent fabrics impregnated with nickel tetrafluoroborate, gained flame-retardant properties even in high-oxygen environments. Experimental results showed that as the solution concentration increased, the LOI value also increased, indicating an improvement in the flame-retardant property. The experiments were applied to a standard cotton fabric weighing 520 g/m². For the sample with a solution concentration of 400 g/L and an immersion time of 60 minutes, the LOI value was found to be 35%. According to the LOI test results, nickel tetrafluoroborate was identified as an effective flame retardant. Acknowledgment: This work was supported by the scientific Research Project Department of Gazi University Grant Number: FGA-2024-9521