Research Article | Published: 01 June 2009

Fire proofing of Bambusa arundinacea with different fire retardant compositions

Sadhna Tripathi, Ajmal Samani and Ram Lal

Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products | Volume: 16 | Issue: 2 | Page No. 167-171 | 2009
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps2000-2009-5VV0DZ | Cite this article

Abstract

The present paper deals with the performance evaluation of Bambusa arundinacea with ten different fire retardants cum preservative compositions to offer protection against fire and bio-deterioration. The performance of treated bamboo against fire is tested by flame penetration test, inflammability test and rate of burning test as per Indian standards. Bambusa arundinacea treated with only five compositions passed all fire retardant tests. These compositions are Ammonium Sulphate + Ammonium Phosphate + Boric acid + Borax, Ammonium Sulphate + Ammonium Phosphate + CCB, Ammonium Sulphate + Ammonium Phosphate + ZnCI2 + CCB, Ammonium Sulphate + Ammonium Phosphate + ZnCl2 + Borax and Magnesium Pyrophosphate + Magnesium Phosphate + Borax + Boric acid.

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Tripathi, S., Samani, A. and Lal, R., 2009. Fire proofing of Bambusa arundinacea with different fire retardant compositions. Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products, 16(2), pp.167-171. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps2000-2009-5VV0DZ

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Manuscript Published on 01 June 2009

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