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US 5,250,200 AGranted
Hydrofluoroalkane fire/flame extinguishing compounds
AssigneeAtochem
InventorDaniel Sallet
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Abstract
An environmentally safe fire fighting technique comprises directing a fire/flame extinguishing amount of an essentially zero ODP hydrofluoroalkane compound (other than a tetrafluoroethane or pentafluoroethane) onto a burning fire or flame, e.g., by total flooding.
Claims3
A fire fighting technique comprising directing a fire/flame extinguishing amount of a hydrofluoroalkane compound onto a burning fire or flame, said hydrofluoroalkane compound having the formula:
- C.sub.n H.sub.m F.sub.x
- (I)
- in which n is an integer ranging from 4 to 6, m and x are integers wherein m is 1 or 2, and the sum (m+x) is equal to 2n or 2n+2.
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