Water-enhancing, fire-suppressing hydrogels

A hydrogel, comprising:

• (i) about 0.1-30 wt % of a composition comprising:
• (a) 10-75 wt % of at least one thickening agent
• (b) 15-90 wt % of at least one liquid medium, wherein each of said at least one liquid medium is an edible oil;
• and
• (c) at least one suspending agent, wherein the composition consists of >75%, by weight, consumer-grade components and wherein mixture of said composition with water or an aqueous solution forms a fire-suppressing, water-enhancing hydrogel;
• and
• (ii) 70-99.9 wt % of water or an aqueous solution, wherein the hydrogel is a water-enhancing, fire-suppressant, useful for fire-fighting, fire-suppression, and/or fire-prevention.

A method of making a water-enhancing, fire-suppressing hydrogel comprising:

• combining water or an aqueous solution with a composition comprising:
• (a) 10-75 wt % of at least one thickening agent
• (b) 15-90 wt % of at least one liquid medium, wherein each of said at least one liquid medium is an edible oil;
• and
• (c) at least one suspending agent,
• wherein the composition consists of >75%, by weight, consumer-grade components and wherein mixture of said composition with water or an aqueous solution forms a fire-suppressing, water-enhancing hydrogel;
• and
• iii) mixing the composition and aqueous solution to obtain an essentially homogenous gel.