Evaluating the use of minerals as forest fire retardants

Liodakis, S; Antonopoulos, I; Kakardakis, T

dc.contributor.author	Liodakis, S	en
dc.contributor.author	Antonopoulos, I	en
dc.contributor.author	Kakardakis, T	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:33:26Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:33:26Z
dc.date.issued	2010	en
dc.identifier.issn	0379-7112	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/20415
dc.subject	Differential thermogravimetry	en
dc.subject	Flame spread test	en
dc.subject	Huntite	en
dc.subject	Hydromagnesite	en
dc.subject.classification	Engineering, Civil	en
dc.subject.classification	Materials Science, Multidisciplinary	en
dc.subject.other	Air atmosphere	en
dc.subject.other	Combustion duration	en
dc.subject.other	Differential thermogravimetric analysis	en
dc.subject.other	Differential thermogravimetry	en
dc.subject.other	Fire retardancy	en
dc.subject.other	Flame height	en
dc.subject.other	Flame intensity	en
dc.subject.other	Flame spread	en
dc.subject.other	Flame spread rate	en
dc.subject.other	Forest fires	en
dc.subject.other	Forest species	en
dc.subject.other	Huntite	en
dc.subject.other	Hydromagnesite	en
dc.subject.other	Ignitability	en
dc.subject.other	Laboratory scale	en
dc.subject.other	Natural mixtures	en
dc.subject.other	Weight loss rates	en
dc.subject.other	Carbonate minerals	en
dc.subject.other	Deforestation	en
dc.subject.other	Flammability	en
dc.subject.other	Ignition	en
dc.subject.other	Magnesite	en
dc.subject.other	Minerals	en
dc.subject.other	Smoke	en
dc.subject.other	Statistical tests	en
dc.subject.other	Sustainable development	en
dc.subject.other	Thermogravimetric analysis	en
dc.subject.other	Carbonates	en
dc.subject.other	Deforestation	en
dc.subject.other	Flammability	en
dc.subject.other	Gravimetry	en
dc.subject.other	Ignition	en
dc.subject.other	Magnesium Carbonate	en
dc.subject.other	Smoke	en
dc.subject.other	Sustainable Forest Management	en
dc.title	Evaluating the use of minerals as forest fire retardants	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1016/j.firesaf.2009.11.002	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.firesaf.2009.11.002	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2010	en
heal.abstract	The fire retardancy of carbonate minerals hydromagnesite. huntite and natural mixtures of hydromagnesite and huntite, on forest species was tested by analytical (differential thermogravimetry under air atmosphere) and laboratory-scale (flame spread test) methods. The selected forest species (Pinus halepensis Mill. and Cistus incanus L.) were collected from a wildland/urban interface zone near Athens and were treated with 5%, 10%. 15% and 20% w/w of the minerals. On the basis of differential thermogravimetric analysis, minerals decrease forest species combustibility (by increasing maximum weight loss rate and combustion duration) and consumability (by increasing combustion mass residue) and increase their sustainability (by increasing combustion duration). Additionally, the flame spread tests indicate that the minerals decrease forest species ignitability (increase time for ignition) and combustibility (decrease flame spread rate, maximum flame height and mean flame intensity), and affect their sustainability (by increasing the flame duration) and consumability (by increasing the mass residue). Among minerals examined, the most efficient retardant was the mixture of huntite and hydromagnesite. (c) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.	en
heal.publisher	ELSEVIER SCI LTD	en
heal.journalName	Fire Safety Journal	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/j.firesaf.2009.11.002	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000275830200002	en
dc.identifier.volume	45	en
dc.identifier.issue	2	en
dc.identifier.spage	98	en
dc.identifier.epage	105	en