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Emission Factors for the Burning of Decking Slabs Made of Wood and Thermoplastic with a Cone Calorimeter

Year: 2023

Type: article

Abstract: Smoke is an important component of wildfires. Specifying the combustion process of different materials allows scientists to better prevent and adopt public health measures. This experimental study contributes to a better characterisation of the smoke emitted by two types of decking, wood and thermoplastic, commonly used in terraces. Emission factors were characterised using a cone calorimeter for different incident fluxes ranging from 10 to 50 kW/m2. The study showed that compared to wooden (pine) decking, thermoplastic (polypropylene) decking produces more gases and aerosols, less VOCs, but with a chemical composition that is more carcinogenic.

Source: Fire

DOI: 10.3390/fire6040162

Authors: Bruno Martinent, Karina Meerpoel-Pietri, Svetlana Petlitckaia, Toussaint Barboni, Virginie Tihay-Felicelli, Paul-Antoine Santoni

Institutions: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Sciences pour l'Environnement

Language: English

Topic: Fire dynamics and safety research

Subfield: Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Responsible consumption and production, Climate action

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,002