Patent ID: 7661483
Filing Date: 2010-02-16
Classification: A62D,C09K

Abstract:
1. A method of fire suppression comprising the step of applying a quantity of nanocrystalline particles onto an open flame or smoldering material, said nanocrystalline particles having an average crystallite size of less than about 25 nm and a surface area of at least about 15 m 2 /g, said nanocrystalline particles being selected from the group consisting of: the metal oxides of Mg, Sr, Ba, Ca, Fe, V, Mn, Ni, Cu, Al, and Ag; the metal hydroxides of Na, Mg, Sr, Ba, Ca, Fe, V, Mn, Ni, Cu, Al, and Ag; carbonate compounds; bicarbonate compounds; phosphorus: inorganic phosphorous compounds; boron compounds; antimony compounds; molybdenum compounds; titanium compounds; zirconium compounds; zinc compounds; sulfamates; sulfates; bromine compounds; chlorine compounds; and mixtures thereof.