The Effects of Different Preservation Chemicals and Finishing on Wood Combustion Properties in Pinus sylvestrisL. and Castanea sativa Mill.

Authors

YALÇIN ÖRS
MUSA ATAR
HÜSEYİN PEKER

DOI

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Abstract

In this study, changes in combustion properties in solid wood treated with different chemicals and varnishes were investigated. Wood samples prepared from Scotch pine ( Pinus sylvestris L.) and chestnut ( Castanea sativa Mill.) were impregnated with tanalith-CBC, water repellent (WR) solutions + synthetic varnish and WR + polyurethane varnish. Afterwards, synthetic and polyurethane varnishes were applied to the surfaces. Varnishing had the initial effect of fire retardation in both Scotch pine and chestnut impregnated with tanalith-CBS. Loss of weight was found to be 20% in chestnut samples and 13% in Scotch pine samples. However, varnishes did not affect combustion properties after the impregnation proccess. The split result of combustion did not occur in samples impregnated with tanalith-CBS samples.

First Page

541

Last Page

550

Recommended Citation

ÖRS, YALÇIN; ATAR, MUSA; and PEKER, HÜSEYİN (1999) "The Effects of Different Preservation Chemicals and Finishing on Wood Combustion Properties in Pinus sylvestrisL. and Castanea sativa Mill.," Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry: Vol. 23: No. 5, Article 10. Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/agriculture/vol23/iss5/10