Nanotechnology F5 Foams
Fluorine Free Fire Fighting Foams
MMI’s PFAS-free fire fighting foams — fluorine-free surfactants that form a stable foam layer over liquid fuels including Heptane, Jet A, and Gasoline.
Aqueous film forming foam (AFFF) is the state-of-the-art technology available today to fight against liquid fuel pool fires. AFFFs traditionally contain perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS).
MMI is working on alternatives for use on militarily relevant fuels, to meet the performance requirements of the MIL-F-24385F standard.
The resulting fluorine-free surfactants formed a stable foam layer on top of liquid fuels and acted as a barrier for combustible liquids from supplying fuel vapor to the fire.
Advantages
- 28 sq. ft. fire testing with gasoline at 2 gal/min foam flow rate
- 28 sq. ft. fire testing with heptane at 2 gal/min foam flow rate
- Working toward MIL-F-24385F performance requirements