Do petroleum-based protective coatings add fuel value to slash

James L. Murphy; Charles W. Philpot

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Do petroleum-based protective coatings add fuel value to slash

Informally Refereed

Authors:

James L. Murphy, Charles W. Philpot

Year:

1965

Type:

Research Note

Station:

Pacific Southwest Research Station

Source:

Res. Note PSW-RN-081. Berkeley, CA: California Forest and Range Experiment Station, Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. 3 p

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Abstract

Asphalts and wax emulsions have been recommended as protective coatings to help obtain clean, safe burns in slash disposal work. Fuel value determinations in the laboratory indicate that such coatings add little to the fuel value of slash.

Citation

Murphy, James L.; Philpot, Charles W. 1965. Do petroleum-based protective coatings add fuel value to slash. Res. Note PSW-RN-081. Berkeley, CA: California Forest and Range Experiment Station, Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. 3 p