TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2002//
TI  - Determination of oxygen index levels and thermal analysis of scots pine (pinus sylvestris l.) impregnated with melamine formaldehyde-boron combinations
JO  - Journal of fire sciences
A1  - Baysal, Ergun
SP  - 373
EP  - 389
VL  - 20
IS  - 5
N2  - Melamine formaldehyde (MF) resin was impregnated into Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) specimens with aqueous solutions of 5, 10 and 20% concentrations. Boric acid(BA) and borax(BX) was added to MF resin at the concentration levels of 0.25, 1.00 and 4.70% to each level of resin concentrations. A boric acid and BX mixture was prepared at the 5: 1 (w/w) ratio in order to obtain a nearly neutral pH of the solution and better fire resistance. Untreated and treated wood with all combinations were subjected to oxygen index test according to ASTM D 2863-91 and thermal analysis. Results were evaluated in terms of the improvement of fire retarding performances of wood by sole or combination treatments.<p /> <p>Language: en</p> 
LA  - en
SN  - 0734-9041
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0734904102020005485
ID  - ref1
ER  -