TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2000//
TI  - Analysis of fire gases released from polyurethane and fire-retarded polyurethane coatings
JO  - Journal of fire sciences
A1  - Duquesne, Sophie
A1  - le Bras, Miche
A1  - Bourbigot, Serge
A1  - Delobel, René
A1  - Poutch, Franck
A1  - Camino, Giovanni
A1  - Eling, Berend
A1  - Lindsay, Chris
A1  - Roels, Toon
SP  - 456
EP  - 482
VL  - 18
IS  - 6
N2  - We have investigated the analysis of smoke and gases generated under various thermal decomposition conditions of polyurethane (PU) and fire retarded polyurethane coatings. The use of Fourier Transform Infrared Analysis has allowed the continuous detection of a number of the most important fire gases. We have shown that the addition of ammonium polyphosphate (APP) in PU sharply decreases at the same time the emission of toxic gases such as CO or HCN, the optical density of smoke, the weight loss and the formation of soot. Expandable graphite, when added in PU, enables a decrease in toxic gases in a lower proportion than APP. In addition, we note that oxidation reactions strongly influence the nature of the combustion gases in case of fire.<p /> <p>Language: en</p> 
LA  - en
SN  - 0734-9041
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1106/6CRG-Q8VD-PV3G-ELDD
ID  - ref1
ER  -