Phosphorus–Nitrogen Interaction in Fire Retardants and Its Impact on the Chemistry of Treated Wood

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dc.abstract.enThis work focuses on the changes in the chemical composition of wood caused by impregnation with fire retardants such as guanidine carbonate (GC), urea (U), diammonium phosphate (DAP) and their mixtures. The treated wood was tested using the oxygen index (LOI), Py–GC/MS analysis and FTIR Spectroscopy. The wood was vacuum treated at a pressure of 0.8 MPa for 20 min and then subjected to thermal degradation using the LOI. This way, degraded and nondegraded layers were obtained and ground (0.2 mm). All treatment variants achieved the class of non-flammable materials based on LOI tests; the exception was the 5% urea solution, defined as a flame-retardant material. Using the analytical methods, it was found that cellulose and hemicelluloses undergo the fastest thermal degradation. This study found that the variant protected with a 5% mixture of GC and DAP before and after the degradation process had the best fire-retardant properties regarding cellulose content in the wood. The highest content of anhydrosugars characterised the same variants, the amount of which indicates a slowdown in the degradation process and, consequently, a reduction in the release of levoglucosan during combustion, suggesting potential applications in fire safety.
dc.affiliationWydział Leśny i Technologii Drewna
dc.affiliation.instituteKatedra Chemicznej Technologii Drewna
dc.affiliation.instituteKatedra Chemii
dc.contributor.authorGrześkowiak, Wojciech
dc.contributor.authorRatajczak, Izabela
dc.contributor.authorZborowska, Magdalena
dc.contributor.authorPrzybylska, Marcelina
dc.contributor.authorPatora, Marcin
dc.date.access2025-07-22
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dc.date.copyright2024-10-30
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstract<jats:p>This work focuses on the changes in the chemical composition of wood caused by impregnation with fire retardants such as guanidine carbonate (GC), urea (U), diammonium phosphate (DAP) and their mixtures. The treated wood was tested using the oxygen index (LOI), Py–GC/MS analysis and FTIR Spectroscopy. The wood was vacuum treated at a pressure of 0.8 MPa for 20 min and then subjected to thermal degradation using the LOI. This way, degraded and nondegraded layers were obtained and ground (0.2 mm). All treatment variants achieved the class of non-flammable materials based on LOI tests; the exception was the 5% urea solution, defined as a flame-retardant material. Using the analytical methods, it was found that cellulose and hemicelluloses undergo the fastest thermal degradation. This study found that the variant protected with a 5% mixture of GC and DAP before and after the degradation process had the best fire-retardant properties regarding cellulose content in the wood. The highest content of anhydrosugars characterised the same variants, the amount of which indicates a slowdown in the degradation process and, consequently, a reduction in the release of levoglucosan during combustion, suggesting potential applications in fire safety.</jats:p>
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dc.description.number21
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dc.description.volume17
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/ma17215283
dc.identifier.issn1996-1944
dc.identifier.urihttps://sciencerep.up.poznan.pl/handle/item/3956
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dc.languageen
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dc.share.typeOPEN_JOURNAL
dc.subject.enoxygen index
dc.subject.enPy–GC/MS
dc.subject.enFTIR spectroscopy
dc.subject.enfire retardants
dc.subject.eninteraction
dc.subject.enphosphorus
dc.subject.ennitrogen
dc.titlePhosphorus–Nitrogen Interaction in Fire Retardants and Its Impact on the Chemistry of Treated Wood
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