Evaluating the use of minerals as forest fire retardants

Fire Safety Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 98-105

  Liodakis, S ^a   Antonopoulos, I ^a   Kakardakis, T ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Differential thermogravimetry; Flame spread test; Huntite; Hydromagnesite

Indexed keywords

DEFORESTATION; FLAME RETARDANTS; FLAMMABILITY; IGNITION; MINERALS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

COMBUSTION DURATION; DIFFERENTIAL THERMOGRAVIMETRY; FIRE RETARDANCY; FLAME SPREAD; FLAME SPREAD TEST; FOREST FIRES; FOREST SPECIES; HUNTITE; HYDROMAGNESITE; NATURAL MIXTURES;

MIXTURES;

CARBONATES; DEFORESTATION; FLAMMABILITY; GRAVIMETRY; IGNITION; MAGNESIUM CARBONATE; SMOKE; SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT;

EID: 76549111628     PISSN: 03797112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.firesaf.2009.11.002     Document Type: Article

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