Autoignition and thermogravimetric analysis of forest species treated with fire retardants

Liodakis, S; Bakirtzis, D; Dimitrakopoulos, AP

dc.contributor.author	Liodakis, S	en
dc.contributor.author	Bakirtzis, D	en
dc.contributor.author	Dimitrakopoulos, AP	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:18:41Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:18:41Z
dc.date.issued	2003	en
dc.identifier.issn	0040-6031	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/15161
dc.subject	Fire retardants	en
dc.subject	Forest fuels	en
dc.subject	Ignition	en
dc.subject	Mediterranean	en
dc.subject	Thermogravimetry	en
dc.subject	Vegetation	en
dc.subject.classification	Chemistry, Analytical	en
dc.subject.classification	Chemistry, Physical	en
dc.subject.other	flame retardant	en
dc.subject.other	fuel	en
dc.subject.other	article	en
dc.subject.other	fire	en
dc.subject.other	fire protection	en
dc.subject.other	forest	en
dc.subject.other	nonhuman	en
dc.subject.other	pyrolysis	en
dc.subject.other	species difference	en
dc.subject.other	temperature	en
dc.subject.other	thermogravimetry	en
dc.subject.other	tree	en
dc.title	Autoignition and thermogravimetric analysis of forest species treated with fire retardants	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1016/S0040-6031(02)00400-8	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0040-6031(02)00400-8	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2003	en
heal.abstract	Spontaneous ignition tests of various forest species were performed with a specifically designed apparatus. The forest species selected: Arbutus andrachne, Cistus incanus, Pinus brutia, Pinus halepensis, Cupressus sempervirens, Pistacia lentiscus, Abies cephalonica are very common in the Mediterranean region which is frequently devastated by forest fires. The same tests were performed in the presence of 20% (w/w) (NH4)(2)HPO4 (DAP) and 20% (W/W) (NH4)(2)SO4 (AS). The presence of DAP and AS prolonged the ignition delay time and this effect was more pronounced at low temperatures (i.e. <530degreesC). The autoignition delay properties of forest fuels treated with retardants were related to thermal analysis data obtained by thermogravimetry in nitrogen atmosphere. It was determined that the fire retardants shift the DTG major weight loss peaks of fuel to lower temperatures and increase the pyrolysis mass residue. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.	en
heal.publisher	ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV	en
heal.journalName	Thermochimica Acta	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/S0040-6031(02)00400-8	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000181813900002	en
dc.identifier.volume	399	en
dc.identifier.issue	1-2	en
dc.identifier.spage	31	en
dc.identifier.epage	42	en