• The effect of diammonium phosphate and sodium silicate on the adhesion and fire properties of birch veneer 

      Hautamaki, Saara; Altgen, Michael; Altgen, Daniela; Larnøy, Erik; Hanninen, Tuomas; Rautkari, Lauri (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-09-24)
      In built environments the combustibility of wood is a great concern, which limits the use of wood as a building material due to legislation. The reaction-to-fire properties of wood can be altered with the use of fire-retardant ...
    • Estimation of phosphorus-based flame retardant in wood by hyperspectral imaging—a new method 

      Stefansson, Petter; Burud, Ingunn; Thiis, Thomas Kringlebotn; Gobakken, Lone; Larnøy, Erik (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-02-15)
      It is recognised that flame retardant chemicals degrade and leach out of flame-protected wood claddings when exposed to natural weathering. However, the ability to survey the current state of a flame retardant treatment ...
    • Macrobiological Degradation of Esterified Wood with Sorbitol and Citric Acid 

      Treu, Andreas; Nunes, Lina; Larnøy, Erik (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-07-19)
      There is a need for new solutions in wood protection against marine wood borers and termites in Europe. A new solution could be the esterification of wood with sorbitol and citric acid (SCA) since these are inexpensive and ...
    • Trebehandling - Innovasjon, metoder og trender 

      Treu, Andreas; Dalen, Lars Sandved; Gobakken, Lone; Larnøy, Erik; Alfredsen, Gry (Others, 2018)
      I Norge har vi en lang tradisjon for å bygge i tre. Fra vikingskip og stavkirker til moderne høyhus i massivtre: Treteknologisk kunnskap danner grunnlaget for estetisk og funksjonell bruk av tre som byggemateriale. Riktig ...