Extinguishing agent for combustible metal fires

Patent · Tue Oct 12 00:00:00 EDT 1976

OSTI ID:7107602

Riley, J F; Stauffer, E E

A low chloride extinguishing agent for combustible metal fires is described comprising from substantially 75 to substantially 94 wt percent of sodium carbonate as the basic fire extinguishing material, from substantially 1 to substantially 5 wt percent of a water-repellent agent such as a metal stearate, from substantially 2 to substantially 10 wt percent of a flow promoting agent such as attapulgus clay, and from substantially 3 to substantially 15 wt percent of a polyamide resin as a crusting agent.

• Assignee: Energy Research and Development Administration
• Patent Number(s): US 3985658
• OSTI ID: 7107602
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: Filed date 16 Apr 1975; Other Information: PAT-APPL-568,764
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

42 ENGINEERING
FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
DESIGN
METALS
COMBUSTION
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
CLAYS
RESINS
SODIUM CARBONATES
ALKALI METAL COMPOUNDS
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBONATES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
ELEMENTS
MINERALS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC POLYMERS
OXIDATION
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PETROCHEMICALS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
POLYMERS
SODIUM COMPOUNDS
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
420600* - Engineering- Safety Engineering- (-1987)