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Note: Fire‐retardant treatment of roofing thatch
Author(s) -
Eboatu A. N.,
BirninKebbi F.,
Shehu D.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
fire and materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.482
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1099-1018
pISSN - 0308-0501
DOI - 10.1002/fam.810160308
Subject(s) - fire retardant , fertilizer , salt (chemistry) , calcium , phosphate , salt solution , toxicology , phosphate fertilizer , environmental science , agronomy , materials science , forensic engineering , chemistry , composite material , engineering , biology , metallurgy , biochemistry , organic chemistry
The double salt calcium phosphate–calcium sulphate monohydrate, hereafter referred to as fertilizer, was used to impregnate some grass commonly used for roofing houses. It was found that this treatment significantly changed the thermal characteristics of the material. Reasons are adduced to explain these observations.