Citation

Juita J, Dlugogorski BZ, Kennedy EM, Mackie JC. Fire Sci. Rev. 2012; 1(1): 3.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, The author(s), Publisher Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1186/2193-0414-1-3

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

This review analyses and summarises the previous investigations on the oxidation of linseed oil and the self-heating of cotton and other materials impregnated with the oil. It discusses the composition and chemical structure of linseed oil, including its drying properties. The review describes several experimental methods used to test the propensity of the oil to induce spontaneous heating and ignition of lignocellulosic materials soaked with the oil. It covers the thermal ignition of the lignocellulosic substrates impregnated with the oil and it critically evaluates the analytical methods applied to investigate the oxidation reactions of linseed oil.

Language: en