Cellulose-based composite thermal-insulating foams toward eco-friendly, flexible and flame-retardant

S Jiang, M Zhang, M Li, J Zhu, A Ge, L Liu, J Yu - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2021 - Elsevier
Cellulose nanofibrils (CNFs) have been developed as building blocks for highly porous
foams which are superior in thermal insulation. Unfortunately, the flammability and poor …

[HTML][HTML] Fire parameters, behaviour, and comparative thermal hazard of food grains based on the cone calorimeter tests

A Oguaka, NF Quiroz, R Walls - Process Safety and Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Agricultural food grains have been involved in various large fires, but little is known about
the fire parameters for many varieties required to evaluate their fire hazard. This research …

Flammability and the heat of combustion of natural fuels: a review

JD Rivera, GM Davies, W Jahn - Combustion Science and …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Heat of combustion (HoC) is a key characteristic of fuels when analyzing and modeling
wildfire scenarios. Despite significant differences in the structure of fuels from different …

Fuel characterization and biomass combustion properties of selected native woody shrub species from central Portugal and NW Spain

H Viana, DJ Vega-Nieva, LO Torres, J Lousada… - Fuel, 2012 - Elsevier
Selected native shrub species from central Portugal and NW Spain, Cytisus multiflorus
(broom), Erica arborea (heath), Pterospartum tridentatum (carqueisa) and Ulex europaeus …

Flammability of some ornamental species in wildland–urban interfaces in southeastern France: laboratory assessment at particle level

A Ganteaume, M Jappiot, C Lampin, M Guijarro… - Environmental …, 2013 - Springer
Assessment of the flammability of ornamental vegetation (particularly hedges) planted
around houses is necessary in light of the increasing urbanization of the wildland–urban …

Influence of fuel moisture content on the burning of cistus shrubs exposed to a low-intensity fire

C Luciani, V Tihay-Felicelli, B Martinent, PA Santoni… - Fire Safety Journal, 2024 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to investigate experimentally the influence of fuel moisture content
on the fire behaviour of Cistus monspeliensis, when exposed to a fire front spreading across …

The influence of fuel moisture content on the combustion of Eucalyptus foliage

M Possell, TL Bell - International journal of wildland fire, 2012 - CSIRO Publishing
Leaves from three species of Eucalyptus were combusted in a mass-loss calorimeter to
characterise the effect of fuel moisture on energy release and combustion products for this …

Evaluation of the flammability of gorse (Ulex europaeus L.) managed by prescribed burning

J Madrigal, E Marino, M Guijarro, C Hernando… - Annals of Forest …, 2012 - Springer
Introduction The abandonment of rural areas has led to an increase of the fire-prone
European gorse (Ulex europaeus L.) communities in some regions, where prescribed …

Experimental study on the burning behaviour of Pinus halepensis needles using small‐scale fire calorimetry of live, aged and dead samples

FX Jervis, G Rein - Fire and Materials, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Limited research has been conducted on the burning characteristics of live fuels, which are
commonly assumed to behave like moist dead fuels. We use small‐scale laboratory …

Possible land management uses of common cypress to reduce wildfire initiation risk: a laboratory study

G Della Rocca, C Hernando, J Madrigal, R Danti… - Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Accurate determination of flammability is required in order to improve knowledge about
vegetation fire risk. Study of the flammability of different plant species is essential for the …