Bio-Based Fire Retardant for Coco Lumber using Aloe barbadensis miller (Aloe Vera), Mangifera indica (Mango), or Persea americana (Avocado) and Boron Additives

• Main Authors: Mallillin, Hannah Luisa B., Bolivar, John Gabriel B., De Castro, Niccolo Armando C., Kim, Seo Eun, Sanchez, Isabel Angelica A., Singian, Antonio Agustin F., Santos, Zaki Mitzrael L., Valle, Esther Joy G., Calamlam, Jose Mari M., Gamboa, Gerald B
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2022
• Subjects: bio-based fire retardants; mass loss of wood; smoke density; char yield of wood; charring rate of wood; Life Sciences
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/sinaya/vol1/iss3/5; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/context/sinaya/article/1053/viewcontent/5_Science_and_Technology_Manuscript__8_Bio_Based.pdf
• Institution: De La Salle University

Accidental fires are prevalent in low-income communities and one of the solutions to decrease fire risk is to apply fire retardants on combustible materials. While extensive research was available in creating fire retardants with inorganic chemicals, further studies are needed for bio-based fire ret...