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Journal of Wood Science

Official Journal of the Japan Wood Research Society

Table 1 UL-94 flame test ratings

From: Biodegradable, flame retardant wood-plastic combination via in situ ring-opening polymerization of lactide monomers

Sample

T1

T2

Rating

Wood (control)

>30

N/A

Fail

Wood + RDP

>30; <120

N/A

Fail

Wood + lactide

>30; <120

N/A

Fail

Wood + RDP + lactide

~1

<1

V-0

  1. T1 and T2 refers to the time in seconds until the sample self-extinguished after initial and secondary exposure, respectively, to a 2 mm flame
  2. RDP resorcinol bis(diphenyl phosphate)
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