Abstract
The present paper deals with the performance evaluation of Bambusa arundinacea with ten different fire retardants cum preservative compositions to offer protection against fire and bio-deterioration. The performance of treated bamboo against fire is tested by flame penetration test, inflammability test and rate of burning test as per Indian standards. Bambusa arundinacea treated with only five compositions passed all fire retardant tests. These compositions are Ammonium Sulphate + Ammonium Phosphate + Boric acid + Borax, Ammonium Sulphate + Ammonium Phosphate + CCB, Ammonium Sulphate + Ammonium Phosphate + ZnCI2 + CCB, Ammonium Sulphate + Ammonium Phosphate + ZnCl2 + Borax and Magnesium Pyrophosphate + Magnesium Phosphate + Borax + Boric acid.
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