A study on the preparation of alcohol-resistant air foam compounds was made on various systems.
Adding to the tests of the foaming capacity, the alcohol resistancy of foams, and etc., small scale fire tests were conducted some selected samples, which afford the ranking of them and other practical informations.
The results are :
(1) The alcohol-resistancy is given by means of building up a metal soap film on the surface of foams.
(2) Addition of surface active chemicals affects very much the appearances of compounds and the various abilities such as the foaming capacity and the alcohol-resistancy of foam.
(3) An adverse trend between the foaming capacity and the alcohol-resistancy was recognized.
(4) Aluminum laurate and aluminum soap of coconut fatty acid are suitable for increasing the alcohol-resistancy of foam.
(5) The alcohol-resistancy of foam is sensible to the temperature of solvents and the concentration of water in solvents.
(6) No sample sufficiently resistant to any pure solvent fire was found in this study.
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