Prevention & protection

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Foam concentrate

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

A concentrated liquid foaming agent as received from the manufacturer.

Aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF)

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

A concentrated aqueous solution of one or more hydrocarbon and/or fluorochemical surfactants that forms a foam capable of producing a vapor-suppressing, aqueous film on the surface of hydrocarbon ...

Medium-and high-expansion foam concentrate

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

A concentrate, usually derived from hydrocarbon surfactants, used in specially designed equipment to produce foams having foam-to-solution volume ratios of 20:1 to approximately 1000:1.

Fluoroprotein foam concentrate

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

A concentrate very similar to protein-foam concentrate but with a synthetic fluorinated surfactant additive.

Alcohol-resistant foam concentrate

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

A concentrate used for fighting fires on water-soluble materials and other fuels destructive to regular, AFFF, or FFFP foams, as well as for fires involving hydrocarbons.

Film forming fluoroprotein (FFFP) foam concentrate

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

A concentrate that uses fluorinated surfactants to produce a fluid aqueous film for suppressing hydrocarbon fuel vapors. This type of foam also utilises a protein base plus stabilising additives and ...