Using egg albumin foam to extinguish fires
Oil, coal and chemical fires are often difficult to put out using water. In certain hydrocarbon fires, protein foam can extinguish fires better than water by keeping air (oxygen) away from the flames and by ''blowing'' the flame away from its fuel source. Egg albumin is a relativ...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar)
2003-12-01
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Series: | Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132003000400029 |