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The effect of ceramic coating of fire-retardant wood on combustibility and weatherability

Journal of Wood Science volume 53, pages 249–254 (2007)Cite this article

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In order to develop a fireproof wooden material, the synergic effect of fire-retardant chemicals and wood coatings was studied. The fire performance was evaluated by cone calorimeter. Impregnation of fire retardants including polyphosphatic carbamate, and ceramic coatings including alkoxy metal salt improved the fire performance of wooden materials. This treatment made it possible to meet the guidelines for fire performance of noncombustible materials in Japan. In addition to the vacuum-pressure impregnation treatment, hot-and-cold-bath impregnation treatment is an effective way to develop fire-retardant wood by impregnating fire retardant and ceramic coating. The weatherability of the developed material was also investigated. The ceramic coating was resistant to light and moisture.

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  1. Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, PO Box 16, Tsukuba Norin-Kenkyu Danchi-Nai, Tsukuba, 305-8687, Japan

    Toshiro Harada

  2. Iwate Prefectural Forestry Technology Center, Iwate, 028-3623, Japan

    Yasushi Nakashima

  3. Iwate Industrial Research Institute, Morioka, 020-0852, Japan

    Yasushi Anazawa

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  1. Toshiro Harada
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Correspondence to Toshiro Harada.

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Part of this report was presented at 54th Annual Meeting (Sapporo, August 2004) and the 55th Annual Meeting (Kyoto, March 2005) of the Japan Wood Research Society

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Harada, T., Nakashima, Y. & Anazawa, Y. The effect of ceramic coating of fire-retardant wood on combustibility and weatherability. J Wood Sci 53, 249–254 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10086-006-0846-8

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Key words

  • Fire-retardant wood
  • Polyphosphatic carbamate
  • Ceramic coating
  • Cone calorimeter test
  • Weatherability of coating