Thermal behavior criteria of flame retarded wood obtained by simultaneous thermal analysis: III. Thermal behavior criteria of plasma-aided flame retardancy

The plasma-aided flame retardation of wood and wooden products has been developed as a result of plasma-aided process of capillary impregnation. The plasma-chemical surface pre-treatment substantially alters its electrical, chemical and capillary activity, thus improving some impregnation process basic characteristics, such as penetration depth, solution spreading and adsorption speed, adsorbed solution capacity. Simultaneous thermal analysis has been used to reveal the impact of plasma-aided capillary impregnation on flame retardation of wood. This study has been developed as part of a large investigation on the impact of plasma activated (functionalized and ion activated) wood surface on wood flame retardancy.