Compositions – Fire-extinguishing – Foam-stabilizant or colloid-stabilizant containing
Patent
1988-10-06
1990-09-04
Locker, Howard J.
Compositions
Fire-extinguishing
Foam-stabilizant or colloid-stabilizant containing
169 46, 169 47, 252 2, A62D 100, A62C 100, A62C 300
Patent
active
049542710
ABSTRACT:
This invention is directed to a non-toxic fire extinguishant. More particularly, this invention relates to a fire extinguishant which extinguishes fires without generating toxic gases or compounds. A non-toxic fire extinguishant comprising in combination: (a) A fluorochlorocarbon selected from the group consisting of trichlorofluoromethane, dichlorodifluoromethane, 1,2-dichlorotetrafluoroethane, chlorodifluoromethane, 1,1-dichloro-2,2,2-trifluoroethane, 1-chloro-1,2,2,2-tetrafluoroethane, pentafluoroethane, 1,2-dichloro-2,2-difluoroethane, 1,2,2,2-tetrafluoroethane and (b) a substance selected from the group consisting of Terpenes: Citral, Citronellal, Citronellol, Limonene, Dipentene, Menthol, Terpinene, Terpinolene, Sylvestrene, Sabinene, Menthadiene, Zingiberene, Ocimene, Myrcene, .alpha.-Pinene, .beta.-Pinene, Turpentine, Camphor, Phytol, Vitamin A, Abietic Acid, Squalene, Lanosterol, Saponin, Oleanolic Acid, Lycopene, .beta.-Carotene, Lutein, .alpha.-Terpineol, p-Cymeme; and unsaturated oils: Oleic Acid, Linoleic Acid, Linolenic Acid, Eleostearic Acid, Lincanic Acid, Ricinoleic Acid, Palmitoleic Acid, Petroselenic Acid, Vaccenic Acid, Erucic Acid.
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