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Epsomite as flame retardant treatment for wood: Preliminary study

dc.contributor.authorElvira León, J. C.
dc.contributor.authorChimenos Ribera, Josep María
dc.contributor.authorIsábal, C.
dc.contributor.authorMontón Lecumberri, Joaquín
dc.contributor.authorFormosa Mitjans, Joan
dc.contributor.authorHaurie Ibarra, Laia
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T07:50:25Z
dc.date.available2026-07-01T07:50:25Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.identifier.citationElvira León, J. C., Chimenos Ribera, J. M., Isábal, C., Montón Lecumberri, J., Formosa Mitjans, J., y Haurie Ibarra, L. (2016). Epsomite as flame retardant treatment for wood: Preliminary study. Construction and Building Materials, 126, 936-942. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2016.09.107es
dc.identifier.issn0950-0618
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12251/5045
dc.description.abstractThe effect of epsomite as flame retardant for wood has been investigated and compared with a commercial boron salt. Both flame retardants have been introduced into wood samples by vacuum impregnation. Epsomite is a hydrated sulphate salt with a water solubility of 731 g L-1 at room temperature. Thanks to this high solubility it was possible to obtain elevated epsomite loadings in comparison with the borax salt. Flame retardancy was evaluated by means of the limiting oxygen index, the dripping test and the exposition to a direct flame (Bunsen test). The results showed that the addition of epsomite increases the limiting oxygen index, delays the time to ignition and the evolution of the temperatures trough the wood. © 2016 Elsevier Ltdes
dc.language.isoenges
dc.publisherElsevier Ltdes
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional*
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dc.titleEpsomite as flame retardant treatment for wood: Preliminary studyes
dc.typearticle
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2016.09.107
dc.identifier.urlhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84988922548&doi=10.1016%2fj.conbuildmat.2016.09.107&partnerID=40&md5=d2c75dba1503066fc06a362163d2d704
dc.journal.titleConstruction and Building Materialses
dc.page.initial936es
dc.page.final942es
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccesses
dc.subject.keywordMaderaes
dc.subject.keywordMaderaes
dc.subject.keywordMaterial ignífugoes
dc.subject.unesco3305.39 Construcciones de Maderaes
dc.subject.unesco3312.13 Tecnología de la Maderaes
dc.subject.unesco3312 Tecnología de Materialeses
dc.volume.number126


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