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Combustion products of organic materials

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DOIResolve DOI: https://doi.org/10.4224/40001634
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  1. National Research Council of Canada
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SubjectCombustion; combustibility; organic materials; chemical elements; chemical products; toxicity
Abstract
Knowledge of the chemical composition and structure of organic materials indicates which toxic gases are likely to be formed and which will not be formed when these materials are involved in fire. Most combustible materials contain carbon, and therefore produce carbon monoxide (CO). Materials that contain nitrogen such as wool and nylon will produce hydrogen cyanide (HCN) and those that contain chlorine such as polyvinyl chloride (PVC) will produce hydrogen chloride (HC1).
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PublisherNational Research Council of Canada. Division of Building Research
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  • Technical Paper (National Research Council of Canada. Division of Building Research), no. DBR-TP-319 (1 July 1970).
NoteReprinted from: Fire Fighting in Canada, v. 14, no. 2, April 1970, p. 6-10. ISSN: 0015-2595
LanguageEnglish
Peer reviewedYes
NRC numberNRCC 11467
NRC-IRC-3873
NPARC number20375852
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