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Fire and Herbivory as Architects of Mediterranean Biodiversity [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionReconstructing the long‐term interactions between fire and herbivory is essential to understand how Mediterranean vegetation has historically responded to disturbance regimes which is a critical step for informing current biodiversity and fire management
Marion Lestienne +6 more
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Thermogravimetric analysis of the pyrolysis and combustion kinetics of surface dead combustibles in the Daxing'an Mountains. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2021 In boreal regions, the frequency of forest fires is increasing. In this study, thermogravimetric analysis was used to analyze the pyrolysis kinetics of dead surface combustibles in different forest types within the Daxing'an Mountains, China. The results
Yang Shu +5 more
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Structure characteristics and combustion kinetics of the co-pyrolytic char of rice straw and coal gangue [PDF]
Scientific ReportsCo-combustion is a technology that enables the simultaneous and efficient utilization of biomass and coal gangue (CG). Nevertheless, the factors that affect the combustibility of co-pyrolytic char, which represents the rate-determining step of the entire
Chunyan Xu +6 more
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Phosphorus-containing flame retardants for fire-safe foamed polymers [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2023 The increased fire hazard of foamed polymers hinders their widespread use in the construction industry. An effective method of reducing the combustibility of carbonizing polymers is the use of phosphorus-containing flame retardants.
Ushkov Valentin, Smirnov Vladimir
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Updating regional fire hazard scales for forest areas of Krasnoyarsk Krai [PDF]
Сибирский лесной журнал, 2023 Due to the intensive industrial development of the territory of Krasnoyarsk Krai, significant changes have taken place in the vegetation cover and the number of fire sources has increased.
V. A. Ivanov +2 more
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Energies, 2023 In this study, the feasibility indicators of the injection of coke breeze for blast furnaces (BFs) were tested. Experiments were conducted on the combustion behavior of coke breeze at different particle sizes, and the effects of ratio of coke breeze in ...
Yuzhuo Yang +6 more
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Investigation of the effect of the amount of additives on the properties of adipic acid esters. [PDF]
Нанотехнологии в строительстве, 2019 Polyvinylchloride (PVC) is the most frequently used polymer for obtaining a wide range of materials for various purposes. The main advantages of the polymer – excellent thermal and electrical insulation properties, high resistance to various aggressive ...
Aliya K. Mazitova +5 more
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Fire, 2022 This paper investigates aluminium composite panels (ACPs) to understand the fire behaviour of combustible cladding systems under different fire scenarios.
Md Kamrul Hassan +6 more
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An Integrated Approach to Identify Low-Flammability Plant Species for Green Firebreaks
Fire, 2020 With recent and predicted increases in the frequency and intensity of wildfires, there is a pressing need for mitigation strategies to reduce the impacts of wildfires on human lives, infrastructure and biodiversity.
Brad R. Murray +8 more
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Development of a new PVC composition with reduced flammability [PDF]
Нанотехнологии в строительстве, 2019 Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) is one of the mostly plasticized polymers. The plasticizers used in this case are esters of aromatic or aliphatic acids with linear or branched aliphatic alcohols with a moderate chain length.
Mazitova A.K. +4 more
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