«TOPHASIL» - COMPOSITION FOR EXTINGUISHING OF PEAT FIRES
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Research Institute of Physical-Chemical Problems of the Belarusian State University  
Address: 14, Leningradskaya str.,220050 Minsk,
Republic of Belarus

Spec. of RB 100050710.044-2002

Purpose

Extinguishing and localization of peat fires in locations with deficit of water and/or difficulty of its delivery to the fireplace of burning

Application

Extinguishing of fires
  • peat
  • wood combustible materials
  • flax, straw
  • fibrous materials
  • rubber technical items
  • technogenic and domestic fires with usage of pulse devices

    • Physical-chemical parameters:

    appearance

    paste (from white till grey color)
    density of 6 % solution at 20 °C, g/sm3

    1,2–1,3
    concentration index of hydrogen ions (pH) of 6 % solution

    5-7

     

 

 

 

 

Exploitation characteristics of the composition:

  • this composition does not contain toxic and ecological dangerous materials, has low corrosion activity (at level of tap water)
  • saves service properties during a long term of storage (not less than three years)
  • consumption of working solution (6 % composition) at extinguishing of 1 m2 of peat with depth of burn-out till 15 cm is 40 l/m2
  • consumption of working solution (6 % composition) at extinguishing of 1 m2 peat with depth of burn-out from 15 till 30 cm is 80 l/m2
  • has high wetting ability of the dried peat

    • Advantages:

  • consumption of composition in tens times is less in comparison with water and water with wetting agents
  • after application of the composition the reignition of burning materials is eliminated as a result of cupping of the residual locuses of smouldering
  • due to high sorptive capacity of the composition to radionuclides the probability of an offset with wind flows of radioactive by-products of burning on clean terrains is sharply reduced
  • absence of detrimental effect of the composition for forest bio- and geocenosis
  • there are no analogues among means for localization and extinguishing of peat fires

    • Implementation:

    The production technology of fire extinction composition is implemented on enterprises of chemical profile of the Republic of Belarus, and the tests of extinguishing efficiency of composition are conducted on the actual fireplaces of peat fires.

    Forms of cooperation:

    Sale of technological documents for manufacture of the composition, concluding of agreements on production, sale of licenses, organization of joint manufacture.
 
For additional information please contact us at:
phone: (+ 375 17) 2928342
fax: (+375 17) 2327183
e-mail:		 Ministry of Education for the Republic of Belarus