Treatment of wood with glucose-diammonium phosphate for fire and fungal decay protection

George Chen

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Treatment of wood with glucose-diammonium phosphate for fire and fungal decay protection

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Authors:

George Chen

Year:

2002

Type:

Miscellaneous Publication

Station:

Forest Products Laboratory

Source:

Proceedings of the 6th Pacific Rim Bio-Based Composites Symposium & Workshop on the Chemical Modification of Cellulosics, Portland, Oregon, USA, 2002, Volume 2. Corvallis, Or. : Wood Science and Engineering Dept., Oregon State University, c2002: pages 616-622.

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Abstract

This study describes a method for dual protection of wood against fungal and fire degradation in one treatment. The method consists of impregnating wood with aqueous solution of glucose-diammonium phosphate at pH 9, followed by heating the treated wood at temperatures of 160 °C and 190 °C for various lengths of time to form water insoluble products in wood.

Keywords

Wood, glucose, diammonium phosphate, polymerization, fire and fungal decay protection, wood preservation, wood-decaying fungi, fireproofing agents, fire resistance, preservatives, resistance to decay, ammonium phosphate, impregnation, treated wood

Citation

Chen, George C. 2002. Treatment of wood with glucose-diammonium phosphate for fire and fungal decay protection. Proceedings of the 6th Pacific Rim Bio-Based Composites Symposium & Workshop on the Chemical Modification of Cellulosics, Portland, Oregon, USA, 2002, Volume 2. Corvallis, Or. : Wood Science and Engineering Dept., Oregon State University, c2002: pages 616-622.