Extinguishing Actions

BENEFITS:

How It Works:

• Physical - Lowering the fire temperature to a level below which the fire reaction cannot continue thermal cooling

  • Heat absorption via endothermic phase changes
    K2CO3(s) = K2CO3(l) = K2CO3(g)
    
  • Heat absorption via endothermic decomposition changes
    2KHCO3(s) = K2CO3(S) + CO2(G) + H2O(g)
    

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