Treatments and modification to improve the reaction to fire of wood and wood based products—An overview

CM Popescu, A Pfriem - Fire and Materials, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Wood and wood‐based products are widely used for structural building elements, but due to
their composition, they are susceptible of combusting if exposed to fire. Fire safety is an …

Nanotechnology in wood science: Innovations and applications

R Bansal, HC Barshilia, KK Pandey - International Journal of Biological …, 2024 - Elsevier
Application of nanomaterials is gaining tremendous interest in the field of wood science and
technology for value addition and enhancing performance of wood and wood-based …

Characterisation of the fire behaviour of wood: From pyrolysis to fire retardant mechanisms

RA Mensah, L Jiang, JS Renner, Q Xu - Journal of Thermal Analysis and …, 2023 - Springer
Wood is undeniably the most useful and readily available natural raw material. However, the
susceptibility of wood products to fire is one of the crucial challenges faced in the wood …

Synthesis of vanillin-based flame retardant epoxy coating on wood surface

M Li, X Hao, M Hu, Y Huang, C Tang, Y Chen… - Progress in Organic …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this paper, a novel phosphate-containing epoxy reactive flame retardant (VB) was
successfully synthesized by one step reaction using vanillin (VA) and benzene phosphorous …

Highly efficient adsorptive removal of toluene using silicon-modified activated carbon with improved fire resistance

J Wang, Z Wu, Q Niu, L Liu, L Yang, M Fu, D Ye… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
Activated carbons (ACs) are widely applied in the removal of volatile organic compounds
(VOCs) emitted from industrial processes, because of their high adsorption capacity, low …

[HTML][HTML] Eco-Friendly Polymer Nanocomposite Coatings for Next-Generation Fire Retardants for Building Materials

H Kolya, CW Kang - Polymers, 2024 - mdpi.com
The increasing global commitment to carbon neutrality has propelled a heightened focus on
sustainable construction materials, with wood emerging as pivotal due to its environmental …

Preparation and application of expanded and exfoliated vermiculite: A critical review

M Li, Y Zhao, Z Ai, H Bai, T Zhang, S Song - Chemical Physics, 2021 - Elsevier
Vermiculite (VMT) has a unique characteristic of volume expansion after heating, forming
highly porous material called expanded VMT, which can be further exfoliated into two …

Flame retardant properties of a guanidine phosphate–zinc borate composite flame retardant on wood

L Wang, Y Yang, H Deng, W Duan, J Zhu, Y Wei… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
This work combines guanidine dihydrogen phosphate (GDP) and zinc borate (ZB) to modify
wood via microwave-ultrasonic impregnation for realizing favorable flame retardancy and …

Surface hardness and flammability of Na 2 SiO 3 and nano-TiO 2 reinforced wood composites

E Garskaite, O Karlsson, Z Stankeviciute, A Kareiva… - RSC …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
The objective of this study was to explore an effect of the combined inorganic materials on
the wood hardness and flame-retardancy properties in a concept of sustainable material …

Facilely produced highly adhered, low thermal conductivity and non-combustible coatings for fire safety

T Zhang, J Xi, S Qiu, B Zhang, Z Luo, W Xing… - Journal of colloid and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Fire resistant coatings have been proven as an efficient way to improve fire safety in three
aspects: reducing the Heat Release Rate (HRR), delaying the ignition time and preventing …