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Gaseous oxygen
Fire safety; Prevention & protection
A colorless, odorless, and tasteless gas; also, the physical state of the element at atmospheric temperature and pressure.
Methane(CH4)
Fire safety; Prevention & protection
A colorless, odorless, flammable gaseous hydrocarbon present in natural gas and formed by the anaerobic decomposition of organic matter.
Carbon dioxide
Fire safety; Prevention & protection
A colorless, odorless, electrically nonconductive inert gas that is a suitable medium for extinguishing Class B and Class C fires.
Plasticized nitrocellulose
Fire safety; Prevention & protection
A colloided, chip-like, flake-like, or particle-type nitrocellulose plasticized with not less than 18 percent by weight plasticizer, such as dibutyl phthalate or dioctyl phthalate.
Regenerative thermal oxidizer
Fire safety; Prevention & protection
A combustion device in which the burner(s) directly heats VOCs or HCs after the gas stream is preheated to the destruction temperature by the periodic flow reversal of the gas stream through heat ...
Flammable
Fire safety; Prevention & protection
A combustible that is capable of easily being ignited and rapidly consumed by fire.
