Environmentally-clean water-based fire inhibiting biochemical solutions and methods of and apparatus for applying the same to protect property against wildfire

An environmentally-clean liquid fire inhibiting composition for spray application on combustible surfaces and air-drying to the ambient atmosphere, comprising:

• an aqueous mixture of an amount of alkali metal salt derived from a non-polymerized saturated carboxylic acid characterized by having less than 8 carbon atoms, and dissolved in an amount of water along with an amount of dispersing and coalescing agent, realized as an ester of a non-polymerized saturated carboxylic acid, so as to provide a liquid fire inhibiting solution that can be sprayed on combustible surfaces to form thin alkali metal salt crystalline coatings on the combustible surfaces when and as water molecules in the liquid fire inhibiting solution evaporate to the environment during drying operations, to inhibit fire ignition, flame spread and smoke development;
• wherein said alkali metal salt is selected from the group consisting of:
• (i) Alkali metal salts produced from the C1 carboxylic acid (R—COOH) called formic acid (i.e. methanoic acid), including potassium formate, calcium formate, sodium formate, and magnesium formate;
• (ii) Alkali metal salts produced from the C1 carboxylic acid (R—COOH) called carbonic acid (i.e. hydroxymethanoic acid);
• including potassium carbonate, sodium bicarbonate, and magnesium carbonate;
• (iii) Alkali metal salts produced from the C2 carboxylic acid (R—COOH) called acetic acid (ethanoic acid), including potassium acetate, calcium acetate, sodium acetate, and magnesium acetate;
• (iv) Alkali metal salts produced from the C2 carboxylic acid (R—COOH) called glycolic acid (hydroxyacetic acid);
• including potassium glycolate, calcium glycolate, and sodium glycolate;
• (v) Alkali metal salts produced from the C2 carboxylic acid (R—COOH) called glyoxylic acid, specifically:
• including potassium glyoxylate, calcium glyoxylate, sodium glyoxylate (monohydrate);
• (vi) Alkali metal salts produced from the C3 carboxylic acid (R—COOH) called propionic acid, including potassium propionate, calcium propionate, sodium propionate, and magnesium propionate;
• (vii) Alkali metal salts produced from the C3 carboxylic acid (R—COOH) called lactic acid, including potassium lactate, calcium lactate, sodium lactate, and magnesium lactate;
• (viii) Alkali metal salts produced from the C3 carboxylic acid (R—COOH) called glyceric acid, including potassium glycerate, calcium glycerate, and sodium glycerate;
• (ix) Alkali metal salts produced from the C3 carboxylic acid (R—COOH), pyruvic acid, specifically:
• including potassium pyruvate, calcium pyruvate, sodium pyruvate, and magnesium pyruvate;
• (x) Alkali metal salts produced from the C3 carboxylic acid (R—COOH) called, tartaric acid C3H45, including potassium tartrate (potassium bitartrate), calcium tartrate, sodium tartrate, and magnesium tartrate;
• (xi) Alkali metal salts produced from the carboxylic acid (R—COOH) called butyric acid, specifically:
• potassium butyrate (or butanoate);
• calcium butyrate;
• sodium butyrate C4H7NaO2;
• and magnesium butyrate;
• (xii) Alkali metal salts produced from the C4 carboxylic acid (R—COOH) called malic acid including potassium malate, calcium malate, sodium malate, and magnesium malate;
• (xiii) Alkali metal salts produced from the C4 carboxylic acid (R—COOH) called malonic acid, including potassium malonate, calcium malonate, sodium malonate, and di-magnesium malonate;
• (xiv) Alkali metal salts produced from the C5 carboxylic acid (R—COOH) called pivalic acid, including potassium pivalate, calcium pivalate, sodium pivalate, and magnesium pivalate;
• (xv) Alkali metal salts produced from the C6 carboxylic acid (R—COOH) called caproic acid, including potassium caproate (hexanoate), calcium caproate, sodium caproate, and magnesium caproate;
• (xvi) Alkali metal salts produced from the C6 carboxylic acid (R—COOH) called adipic (hexanedioic) acid, including potassium adipate, calcium adipate, sodium adipate, and magnesium adipate;
• (xvii) Alkali metal salts produced from the C6 carboxylic acid (R—COOH) called citric acid, including (tri)potassium citrate, calcium citrate, sodium citrate, and magnesium citrate;
• (xviii) Alkali metal salts produced from the C6 carboxylic acid (R—COOH) called d-gluconic acid, including, potassium gluconate, calcium gluconate, sodium gluconate, and magnesium gluconate;
• and
• (xix) Alkali metal salts produced from the C7 carboxylic acid (R—COOH) called benzoic acid, including potassium benzoate, calcium benzoate, sodium benzoate, and magnesium benzoate.

An environmentally-clean aqueous-based fire inhibiting biochemical solution comprising:

• water, functioning as a solvent, carrier and dispersant, present in a major amount having a weight percent of about 60.00% to about 90.00% relative to the to the total weight of the aqueous-based fire inhibiting biochemical composition;
• at least one alkali metal salt derived from a nonpolymeric saturated carboxylic acid wherein the carbon chain length of the carboxylic acid is less than eight (C1-C7), and
• wherein the alkali metal salt is selected from the group consisting of potassium, calcium, sodium and/or magnesium, functioning as a fire inhibitor, and present in a major amount having a weight percent of about 10.00% to about 40.00% relative to the total weight of the aqueous-based fire inhibiting biochemical composition;
• and
• an ester of a saturated non-polymerized carboxylic acid having less than eight carbon atoms (C=8), functioning as a dispersant/coalescent, and present in a minor amount having a weight percent of about 0.50% to about 5.00% relative to the total weight of the aqueous-based fire inhibiting biochemical composition;
• wherein the sum of the weight percent of the chemical components above does not exceed 100% by weight;
• wherein the resulting aqueous-based fire inhibiting biochemical composition is stable when mixed so that its chemical components do not precipitate in the aqueous solution when stored in a storage container, making the aqueous solution ready for use in diverse temperature environments ranging from as low as 32 F to as high as 130 F.

28a. The environmentally-clean aqueous-based fire inhibiting biochemical solution of claim 27, wherein said at least one alkali metal salt derived from said nonpolymeric saturated carboxylic acid is selected from the group consisting of:

• (i) Alkali metal salts produced from the C1 carboxylic acid (R—COOH) called formic acid (i.e. methanoic acid), including potassium formate, calcium formate, sodium formate, and magnesium formate;
• (ii) Alkali metal salts produced from the C1 carboxylic acid (R—COOH) called carbonic acid (i.e. hydroxymethanoic acid);
• including potassium carbonate, sodium bicarbonate, and magnesium carbonate;
• (iii) Alkali metal salts produced from the C2 carboxylic acid (R—COOH) called acetic acid (ethanoic acid), including potassium acetate, calcium acetate, sodium acetate, and magnesium acetate;
• (iv) Alkali metal salts produced from the C2 carboxylic acid (R—COOH) called glycolic acid (hydroxyacetic acid);
• including potassium glycolate, calcium glycolate, and sodium glycolate;
• (v) Alkali metal salts produced from the C2 carboxylic acid (R—COOH) called glyoxylic acid, specifically:
• including potassium glyoxylate, calcium glyoxylate, sodium glyoxylate (monohydrate);
• (vi) Alkali metal salts produced from the C3 carboxylic acid (R—COOH) called propionic acid, including potassium propionate, calcium propionate, sodium propionate, and magnesium propionate;
• (vii) Alkali metal salts produced from the C3 carboxylic acid (R—COOH) called lactic acid, including potassium lactate, calcium lactate, sodium lactate, and magnesium lactate;
• (viii) Alkali metal salts produced from the C3 carboxylic acid (R—COOH) called glyceric acid, including potassium glycerate, calcium glycerate, and sodium glycerate;
• (ix) Alkali metal salts produced from the C3 carboxylic acid (R—COOH), pyruvic acid, specifically:
• including potassium pyruvate, calcium pyruvate, sodium pyruvate, and magnesium pyruvate;
• (x) Alkali metal salts produced from the C3 carboxylic acid (R—COOH) called, tartaric acid C3H45, including potassium tartrate (potassium bitartrate), calcium tartrate, sodium tartrate, and magnesium tartrate;
• (xi) Alkali metal salts produced from the carboxylic acid (R—COOH) called butyric acid, specifically:
• potassium butyrate (or butanoate);
• calcium butyrate;
• sodium butyrate C4H7NaO2;
• and magnesium butyrate;
• (xii) Alkali metal salts produced from the C4 carboxylic acid (R—COOH) called malic acid including potassium malate, calcium malate, sodium malate, and magnesium malate;
• (xiii) Alkali metal salts produced from the C4 carboxylic acid (R—COOH) called malonic acid, including potassium malonate, calcium malonate, sodium malonate, and di-magnesium malonate;
• (xiv) Alkali metal salts produced from the C5 carboxylic acid (R—COOH) called pivalic acid, including potassium pivalate, calcium pivalate, sodium pivalate, and magnesium pivalate;
• (xv) Alkali metal salts produced from the C6 carboxylic acid (R—COOH) called caproic acid, including potassium caproate (hexanoate), calcium caproate, sodium caproate, and magnesium caproate;
• (xvi) Alkali metal salts produced from the C6 carboxylic acid (R—COOH) called adipic (hexanedioic) acid, including potassium adipate, calcium adipate, sodium adipate, and magnesium adipate;
• (xvii) Alkali metal salts produced from the C6 carboxylic acid (R—COOH) called citric acid, including (tri)potassium citrate, calcium citrate, sodium citrate, and magnesium citrate;
• (xviii) Alkali metal salts produced from the C6 carboxylic acid (R—COOH) called d-gluconic acid, including, potassium gluconate, calcium gluconate, sodium gluconate, and magnesium gluconate;
• and
• (xix) Alkali metal salts produced from the C7 carboxylic acid (R—COOH) called benzoic acid, including potassium benzoate, calcium benzoate, sodium benzoate, and magnesium benzoate.