Nano lithium silicates as flame-retardant impregnants for Pinus radiata

Journal of Fire Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 431-441

  Canosa, Guadalupe ^a   Alfieri, Paula V ^a   Giudice, Carlos A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD TECNOLÓGICA NACIONAL   (Argentina)

^b Centro de Investigacion y Desarrollo En Tecnologia de Pinturas   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Flame retardant wood; Flammability tests; Impregnation; Lithium silicates; Nanosilica

Indexed keywords

DIVALENT CATION; LITHIUM SILICATES; MOLAR RATIO; NANO-SILICA; OXYGEN INDEX; PINUS RADIATA; SILICA CONTENT; STATISTICAL INTERPRETATION; TECHNICAL PERFORMANCE;

CURING; FLAMMABILITY TESTING; IMPREGNATION; POSITIVE IONS; SILICA; SILICATES;

LITHIUM;

EID: 81355164127     PISSN: 07349041     EISSN: 15308049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0734904111404652     Document Type: Article

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