Passive Fire Protection of Taeda pine Wood by Using Starch-Based Surface Coatings.

ABSTRACT: The present paper reports the preliminary results relating to the development, subsequent application, and testing of environmentally benign starch-based formulations for passive fire protection of wood substrates. This study evaluated the effectiveness of starch colloid coatings applied onto the wood surface with a view to improving its performance when exposed to the external heat flux (35 kW/m2) during cone calorimetric tests. The formulations were prepared from aqueous colloid solutions of either starch alone, or in combination with inorganic salts, such as: sodium carbonate, Na2CO3, potassium carbonate, K2CO3, and diammonium hydrogen phosphate, (NH4)2HPO4. The fire performance of Taeda pine wood samples, where their top surfaces were treated with these formulations, was compared with

SUBMITTER: Tretsiakova-McNally S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8587060 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature