- Author
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McCarter, R. J.
- Title
- Combustion Inhibition of Cellulose by Powders: Preliminary Data and Hypotheses.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
- Journal
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Fire and Materials,
Vol. 5,
No. 2,
66-72,
June 1981
- Keywords
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combustion
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powders
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cellulose
- Identifiers
- inorganic powders
- Abstract
- Small-scale qualitative tests were used to screen 185 inorganic powders for flame and smolder inhibiting effects upon cellulose. Nearly half of the compounds inhibited smoldering.