Extinguishing agent for combustible metal fires

Patent · Tue Oct 12 00:00:00 EDT 1976

OSTI ID:862667

Riley, John F ^[1]; Stauffer, Edgar Eugene ^[2]

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1. Menominee, MI
2. Wallace, MI

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

• Research Organization: The Ansul Company; North American Rockwell Corporation
• DOE Contract Number: AT(04-3)-700
• Assignee: United States of America as represented by United States Energy (Washington, DC)
• Patent Number(s): US 3985658
• Application Number: 05/568,764
• OSTI ID: 862667
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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stearate
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flow
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attapulgus
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polyamide
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