book: Fire resistance of Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menzieesi) treated with borates and natural extractives [An ... | E. Baysal, M. Altinok, ...     books:     Fire resistance of...   Fire resistance of Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menzieesi) treated with borates and natural extractives [An ... E. Baysal, M. Altinok, ... Elsevier, 2007 view larger image  for more information click here This digital document is a journal article from Bioresource Technology, published by Elsevier in 2007. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser. Description: The objective of this study was to determine fire resistance of Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menzieesi (Mirb.) Franco) specimens treated with borate supplemented aqueous solutions of brutia pine bark powder, acorn powder, sumach leaf powder, and gall-nut powder. Boric acid (BA) and borax (BX) were used as borates which are the most commonly used fire retardants in wood preservation industry. Natural extractives (brutia pine bark powder, sumach leaf powder, acorn powder, and gall-nut powder) were also used which have toxic efficiency against insects and fungi due to their tannin contents. A commercial treatment compound Tanalith-CBC (copper-borate-chromate), which is an impregnation chemical, is used for comparison. The fire test method was performed in three stages: flame stage, without flame stage, and glowing stage. Results indicated that the lowest temperature for flame stage, without flame stage, and glowing stage were obtained for specimens treated with BA and BX mixture (7:3; weight:weight). The lowest mass loss was found for the specimens treated with a mixture of BA and BX. Natural extractives did not improve fire resistance of the samples. However, boric acid and borax had excellent fire retardant effectiveness over untreated and treated samples with natural extractives.  for more information click here bioresource Utilization of shrimp industry waste in the formulation of tilapia ... Ground wheat straw as a substitute for portions of oak wood chips ... Pecan shell-based granular activated carbon for treatment of chemical ... Preparation and characterization of activated carbon from rice bran ... Effect of inclusion of tree leaves in feed on nutrient utilization ... technology Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations From Caterpillar to Butterfly (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science, ... Barron's GRE 2008 with CD-ROM (Barron's How to Prepare for the Gre ... How to Use the Amazon Kindle for Email & Other Cool Tricks: Read and ... Groundswell: Winning in a World Transformed by Social Technologies resistance The Fat Resistance Diet: Unlock the Secret of the Hormone Leptin to: ... A Week in the Zone: A Quick Course in the Healthiest Diet for You The New High Intensity Training: The Best Muscle-Building System ... The Insulin-Resistance Diet--Revised and Updated The Sugar Solution: Weight Gain? Memory Lapses? Mood Swings? ... search for books fire resistance, bioresource, extractives, pseudotsuga, resistance, technology randomly chosen sporting goods: Tactical Field Playing Cards