Patent ID: 6402975
Filing Date: 2002-06-11
Classification: A62D

Abstract:
A halogenated fire extinguishing flooding product comprising:(a) about 90% to 99.9% wt. of at least one partially halogenated hydrocarbon fire extinguishant selected from the group consisting of: hydrofluorocarbon.23trifluoromethane,hydrofluorocarbon.125pentafluoroethane,hydrofluorocarbon.134a1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane,hydrofluorocarbon.227heptafluoropropane,hydrofluorocarbon.236hexafluoropropane, andhydrofluorocarbon.245pentafluoropropane; and(b) about 0.1% to 10% wt. of at least one detoxifying agent, said detoxifying agent being comprised of limonene; said detoxifying agent reducing the amount of hydrogen halides and carbonyl halides that are produced on decomposition of the product due to exposure of the product to fire, said flooding product having a boiling point of about âˆ’85Â° to 25Â° C.