Coal fire extinguishing and prevention

Patent · Tue Feb 16 00:00:00 EST 1988

OSTI ID:5215880

Greene, J S

This patent describes a formulation for use in extinguishing coal fires, without generation of substantial gases toxic to humans, for metering to the fire at about a 6-10 percent dilution rate to water. The formulation consists essentially of a mixture of: a linear alkylbenzolyate sulfonate, non-ionic detergent and lauric superamide detergent mixture comprising about 50 percent by volume of the formulation; vitamin B-6 in the amount of about 0.5-3 percent by weight of the detergent mixture; bicarbonate of soda in the amount of about 3-18 percent by weight of the detergent mixture; and water comprising about 37-47 percent by volume of the total formulation.

• Assignee: Environmental Security Inc., Lancaster, PA
• Patent Number(s): US 4725370
• OSTI ID: 5215880
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: Filed date 22 May 1986
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT
COAL
FIRE FIGHTING
WORKING FLUIDS
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
ACID CARBONATES
ALKYL RADICALS
AMIDES
BENZOYL RADICALS
DETERGENTS
FIRES
MIXTURES
SULFONATES
VITAMIN B GROUP
WATER
ADDITIVES
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
DISPERSIONS
EMULSIFIERS
ENERGY SOURCES
FLUIDS
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
MATERIALS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC SULFUR COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
RADICALS
SURFACTANTS
VITAMINS
WETTING AGENTS
016000* - Coal
Lignite
& Peat- Health & Safety
014000 - Coal
Lignite
& Peat- Combustion