Abstract: A fire fighting and cooling composition that is particularly useful for fighting fires involving polar solvents and volatile liquid hydrocarbons includes a combination of non-ionic surfactants, such as amine oxides, organic sulfates or sulfonates, and amphoteric surfactants, such as acylamidoalkylbetaines.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 25, 1995
Date of Patent:
December 17, 1996
Assignees:
Robert E. Tyler, Robert E. Tinsley, Jr., W. Michael Hagar, Welsey Wright, Gentry R. P. Ferrell