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Initial study of micronized zinc borate as flame retardant in Eucalyptus grandis from Uruguay

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Zinc borate has long been used as a protector for wood products due to its fungicide, insecticide and flame retardant properties. In this initial study, its capacity as a flame retardant when applied to Eucalyptus grandis wood is evaluated; micronized zinc borate, synthesized from zinc oxide and boric acid in our laboratory was used. The methodology used in the study is the use of the Vandersall tunnel, which allowed analyzing parameters such as the flame spread, the carbonization index, the carbonization area and the wood weight loss. The results show a remarkable improvement in these parameters after the application of micronized zinc borate. For the longest fire exposure time, the percentage decrease of each evaluated parameter is, for tangential and radial plane respectively: 31.27–43.00% for flame spread, 36.66–40.86% for carbonization area, 33.01–52.49% for carbonization index and 19.86–57.80% for mass loss.

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    Álvaro Camargo & Claudia M. Ibañez

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Camargo, Á., Ibañez, C.M. Initial study of micronized zinc borate as flame retardant in Eucalyptus grandis from Uruguay. MRS Advances 3, 3551–3556 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1557/adv.2018.585

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