GB1583020A - Foaming compositions - Google Patents

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GB1583020A
GB1583020A GB12935/78A GB1293578A GB1583020A GB 1583020 A GB1583020 A GB 1583020A GB 12935/78 A GB12935/78 A GB 12935/78A GB 1293578 A GB1293578 A GB 1293578A GB 1583020 A GB1583020 A GB 1583020A
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A62LIFE-SAVING; FIRE-FIGHTING
    • A62DCHEMICAL MEANS FOR EXTINGUISHING FIRES OR FOR COMBATING OR PROTECTING AGAINST HARMFUL CHEMICAL AGENTS; CHEMICAL MATERIALS FOR USE IN BREATHING APPARATUS
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(54) FOAMING COMPOSITIONS (71) We, HOECHST AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, a body corporate organised according to the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany, of 6230 Frankfurt (Main) 80, Postfach 80 03 20, Federal Republic of Germany, do hereby declare the invention for which we pray that a patent may be granted to us, and the method by which it is to be performed, to be particularly described in and by the following statement: The present invention relates to a foaming concentrate for fire extinguishing purposes which shows an improved anticorrosive behavior.
Aqueous air foams have been successfully used for years for fighting extensive fires of liquids, but also for the prophylactic covering in the fields of the chemical industry and the mineral oil industry, on airports and also for water-ways and rail routes. In the beginning there were used only heavy foams on the basis of hydrolyzed proteins with a foam density of from 0.1 to 0.15 kg/1. However, for about 10 years use has also been made of so-called medium and light foams having a foam density in the range of from 0.03 to 0.001 kg/ 1 on the basis of surface-active synthetic foaming agents. The synthetic foaming agents have also provided to be suitable for producing heavy foam in the fire fighting, however. Generally, the portion of synthetic foaming agents in fire fighting and fire prevention appears to be increasing.
Protein foaming agents for the preparation of aqueous air foams may be stored for a prolonged time in unprotected steel containers. However, it has become evident that for the prolonged storage of synthetic foaming agents there may be used only plastic tanks or tanks of stainless steel, since containers made of unalloyed steel are corroded within a relatively short time. This corrosive attack is to be attributed to the presence of synthetic (non-ionogenic or cationic, but especially anionic) surfactants (example: alkyl sulfates and alkyl ether sulfates).
A similar, but stronger corrosion is caused by surfactants having perfluoroalkyl groups.
In view of the expenses involved, an exchange of existing tank containers for stainless steel containers, especially in fire fighting vehicles, is unfeasible.
It is therefore an objective of the present invention to formulate a synthetic foaming agent for producing light, medium and heavy foam for fire extinguishing purposes, which agent does not show any corrosive effect in the liquid space or in the gas space when being stored in unalloyed steel tanks, however, whose effect with regard to foam production and fire extinguishing is equal to that of the known foaming agents.
The present invention provides aqueous foaming agents which have a chloride content of less than 0. 1% by weight and which contain a synthetic surfactant as foaming component and from 5 to 30 %by weight, calculated on the composition. of a saturated primary, secondary or tertiary amine in free form or in the form of a salt with a weak acid. These compositions are marked by a reduced corrosive effect on unalloyed steel. This effect becomes particularly evident in cases where the chloride content of the foaming composition (agent) is less than 0.04 % by weight. Particularly favorable results are obtained with chloride contents of less than 0.015 % by weight. An effect similar to that of the chloride is produced by equivalent amounts of bromide and iodide which may be introduced as anions, for example, when using cationic surfactants.In the case of chloride contents of more than 0.3 %, the anticorrosive effect of the amines added is only insignificant.
From German Offenlegungsschrift No. 15 46 500 foaming agent formulations have been known which contain up to 0.5 % by weight of triethanolamine. However, this addition was certainly employed in order to neutralize the excess acid in the hydrocarbon surfactant. The salts of the triethanolamine with strong acids which were simultaneously used as surfactants, for example lauryl alcohol sulfate, do not show any anticorrosive effect; on the contrary they cause a strong corrosion on unalloyed steel.
The agents of the invention may contain known hydrocarbon surfactants in an amount of from 5 to 50 % by weight, especially from 20 to 40 % by weight. Fluorine surfactants may be present in an amount of from 0.1 to 5 % by weight. Hydrocarbon surfactants and fluorine surfactants may of course also be used at the same time.
As saturated amines there may be used acyclic aliphatic amines whose alkyl groups contain from 1 to 6 carbon atoms. The acyclic aliphatic amine may also contain hydroxyalkyl groups having from 2 to 6 carbon atoms. As amines there may also be used isocyclic saturated amines with 5 or 6 carbon atoms in the ring or saturated heterocyclic amines having 5 or 6 ring members and 1 to 2 nitrogen atoms in the ring. As heterocyclic amine, use is preferably made of morpholine. The heterocyclic saturated amines used may also be substituted in the ring by one or several alkyl groups or hydroxyalkyl groups having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms.
Generally, the amines are used as free bases. However, there may also be used the salts of the amine with a very weak acid, for example an aliphatic carboxylic acid having from l to 9 carbon atoms, especially from 5 to 9 carbon atoms.
Particularly favorable are amines with a 2-hydroxyethyl group, such as monoethanolamine, diethanolamine, but especially triethanolamine. Other amines, such as methylamine, dimethylamine, diethylamine and fatty amines having 5 or 6 carbon atoms are also suitable for the above-mentioned purpose. There may also be used alkylene diamines, such as ethylene diamine, and other acyclic, cyclic and heterocyclic diamines and polyamines.
Preference is given to monoamines. The combination of triethanolamine and morpholine has proved to be particularly favorable.
The various amines may also well be combined with benzotriazole. These foaming agents become thus passive also towards brass.
The above-mentioned amine additives show their anticorrosive effect also in foaming agents which contain a fluorine surfactant as foaming component. These so-called aqueous film-forming foaming agents have been used to an increasing extent lately on airports for fighting hydrocarbon fires. These foaming agents contain fluorine surfactants optionally in combination with hydrocarbon surfactans of an anionic and/or non-ionogenic nature.
As fluorine surfactants there are suitable for this purpose. for example, the following substances: 1. Anionic derivatives of carboxylic acids and sulfonic acids, as they have been described, for example. in German Patent Specification No. 12 16 116.
2. Non-ionogenic fluorine surfactants. as they have been described. for example, in German Auslegeschrift No. 21 27 232. Particularly suitable are carboxylic acid-amide-amine derivatives of the formula RtCONH(CH2)3N(CH2CH2OH)2.
in which Rf represents a perfluorinated carbon chain having from 3 to 12. especially from 6 to 8 carbon atoms.
3. Cationic fluorine surfactants. such as
4. Fluorine surfactants having a betainic structure. such as
All of these fluorine surfactants cause a corrosive attack on unalloyed steel in amine-free fire extinguishers on the basis of foam.
The invention is illustrated by the following Examples; the formulations of Examples I to 4 had a chloride content of less than 0. 1% by weight.
EXAMPLE 1: (Comparison Example) In a steel tank of ST 37 the following foam concentrate was stored: C12-C16-alkyl sulfate as triethanolamine salt 25 % by wt.
technical grade; content of surfact n 40 % by wt. (may be obtained as Genapol CRT 40) lauryl alcohol 2 % by wt.
butyl alcohol 30 %bywt.
drinking water 43 % by wt.
100 % by wt.
The metal abrasion caused by corrosion was 0.46 g/m2 per day.
Example 2: Under the conditions of Example 1, the following concentrate was stored: Alkyl sulfate of Example 1 25 % by wt.
lauryl alcohol 2% by wt.
butyl glycol 30 % by wt.
morpholine 5% by wt.
triethanolamine 10 % by wt.
drinking water 28 % by wt.
100 % by wt.
The abrasion caused by corrosion was 0.93.10-3 g/m2 per day.
Example 3: Under the conditions of Example 1, the following formulation was used: C,2-CI6-alkylether sulfate, ammonium salt, 40 % by wt.
30 % of active substance lauryl alcohol 2 % by wt.
butyl glycol 25 % by wt.
drinking water 20 % by wt.
triethanolamine 13 % by wt.
100 % by wt.
Even after a prolonged storage, no corrosive attack could be observed.
Example 4: Under the conditions of Example 1, the following formulation was used: Alkyl sulfate of Example 1 35 % by wt.
lauryl alcohol 2 % by wt.
butyl glycol 25 % by wt.
morpholine 5 % by wt.
triethanolamine 10 % by wt.
drinking water 23 % by wt.
oxy % or wt.
No corrosion was observed.
Example 5: While using the formulation of Example 3. a fire extinguishing test was carried out in accordance with the technical terms of delivery of the Bundesamt für Wehrtechnik und Beschaffung TL 4210-092 in a 4 m2 fire basin (basin height: l meter. about 400 1 of water cushion, 200 1 of jet fuel JP 4. foam jet tube with 25 1 /mien of water flow. foaming number about 10 times). The admixture of the foaming agent was 3 % by volume. After a preliminary burning period of I minute an extinction time of 67 seconds was ascertained for formulation 2. The technical terms allow an extinction time of 90 seconds. 10 Minutes after the extinction, a test for re-ignition was performed by means of a torch. Re-ignition did not take place.
Example 6: Example 5 was repeated with the formulation of Example 4. After a preliminary burning period of 1 minute an extinction time of 62 seconds was observed.
Example 7: (Comparison Example) The formulation of Example 1 was diluted with a synthetic sea water having the following composition: Magnesium chloride 1.1 %bywt.
calcium chloride 0.16 % by wt.
sodium sulfate 0.4 %bywt.
sodium chloride 2.5 % by wt.
dist. water 95.84 % by wt.
Foaming tests were carried out according to the technical terms of delivery of the Bundeswehr, TL 4210-092, and the following foam stability values (water half-time values) were observed: for heavy foam 22 minutes for medium foam 14 minutes for light foam 11 minutes Example 8: The foam test of Example 7 was repeated using a composition of the present invention (concentrate of Example 2). The following water half-time values were observed: for heavy foam 31 minutes for medium foam 22 minutes for light foam 17 minutes It follows from the comparison with Example 7 that the addition of the amines increases the foam stability. when sea water is used.
WHAT WE CLAIM IS: I. An aqueous foaming composition which has a chloride content of less than 0.1% by weight and which contains a synthetic surfactant and from 5 to 30% by weight. calculated on the composition. of a saturated primary, secondary or tertiary amine in free form or in the form of a salt with a weak acid.
2. A composition as claimed in claim I. wherein the chloride content is less than 0.04%by weight.
3. A composition as claimed in claim 2. wherein the chloride content is less than 0.0 % by weight.
4. A composition as claimed in any one of claims l to 3. wherein the amine is an acyclic aliphatic amine in which the or each alkyl group has from I to 6 carbon atoms.
5. A composition as claimed in any one of claims I to 4. wherein the amine is an acyclic aliphatic amine which contains at least one hydroxyalkyl group having from 2 to 6 carbon atoms.
6. A composition as claimed in claim 5. wherein the or each hydroxyalkyl group is a 2-hydroxyethyl group.
7. A composition as claimed in claim 6. which contains triethanolamine.
8. A composition as claimed in any one of claims I to 3. wherein the amine is a carbocyclic amine having 5 or 6 carbon atoms in the ring.
9. A composition as claimed in any one of claims l to 3. wherein the amine is a heterocyclic amine having 5 or 6 ring members and I or 2 nitrogen atoms.
10. A composition as claimed in claim 9. which contains morpholine.
II. A composition as claimed in any one of claims I to 3. which contains triethanolamine and morpholine.
12. A composition as claimed in claim 9. wherein the heterocyclic amine is substituted in the ring by one or more alkyl and/or more hydroxyalkyl groups having from I to 4 carbon atoms.
13. A composition as claimed in any one of claims I to 12. wherein the weak acid is an aliphatic carboxylic acid having from I to 9 carbon atoms.
14. A composition as claimed in claim 13. wherein the acid has from 5 to 9 carbon atoms.
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  1. **WARNING** start of CLMS field may overlap end of DESC **.
    Example 6: Example 5 was repeated with the formulation of Example 4. After a preliminary burning period of 1 minute an extinction time of 62 seconds was observed.
    Example 7: (Comparison Example) The formulation of Example 1 was diluted with a synthetic sea water having the following composition: Magnesium chloride 1.1 %bywt.
    calcium chloride 0.16 % by wt.
    sodium sulfate 0.4 %bywt.
    sodium chloride 2.5 % by wt.
    dist. water 95.84 % by wt.
    Foaming tests were carried out according to the technical terms of delivery of the Bundeswehr, TL 4210-092, and the following foam stability values (water half-time values) were observed: for heavy foam 22 minutes for medium foam 14 minutes for light foam 11 minutes Example 8: The foam test of Example 7 was repeated using a composition of the present invention (concentrate of Example 2). The following water half-time values were observed: for heavy foam 31 minutes for medium foam 22 minutes for light foam 17 minutes It follows from the comparison with Example 7 that the addition of the amines increases the foam stability. when sea water is used.
    WHAT WE CLAIM IS: I. An aqueous foaming composition which has a chloride content of less than 0.1% by weight and which contains a synthetic surfactant and from 5 to 30% by weight. calculated on the composition. of a saturated primary, secondary or tertiary amine in free form or in the form of a salt with a weak acid.
  2. 2. A composition as claimed in claim I. wherein the chloride content is less than 0.04%by weight.
  3. 3. A composition as claimed in claim 2. wherein the chloride content is less than 0.0 % by weight.
  4. 4. A composition as claimed in any one of claims l to 3. wherein the amine is an acyclic aliphatic amine in which the or each alkyl group has from I to 6 carbon atoms.
  5. 5. A composition as claimed in any one of claims I to 4. wherein the amine is an acyclic aliphatic amine which contains at least one hydroxyalkyl group having from 2 to 6 carbon atoms.
  6. 6. A composition as claimed in claim 5. wherein the or each hydroxyalkyl group is a 2-hydroxyethyl group.
  7. 7. A composition as claimed in claim 6. which contains triethanolamine.
  8. 8. A composition as claimed in any one of claims I to 3. wherein the amine is a carbocyclic amine having 5 or 6 carbon atoms in the ring.
  9. 9. A composition as claimed in any one of claims l to 3. wherein the amine is a heterocyclic amine having 5 or 6 ring members and I or 2 nitrogen atoms.
  10. 10. A composition as claimed in claim 9. which contains morpholine.
  11. II. A composition as claimed in any one of claims I to 3. which contains triethanolamine and morpholine.
  12. 12. A composition as claimed in claim 9. wherein the heterocyclic amine is substituted in the ring by one or more alkyl and/or more hydroxyalkyl groups having from I to 4 carbon atoms.
  13. 13. A composition as claimed in any one of claims I to 12. wherein the weak acid is an aliphatic carboxylic acid having from I to 9 carbon atoms.
  14. 14. A composition as claimed in claim 13. wherein the acid has from 5 to 9 carbon atoms.
  15. 15. A composition as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 14, which also contains benzot
    riazole.
  16. 16. A composition as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 15, which contains from 5 to 50% by weight, calculated on the composition, of one or more synthetic hydrocarbon surfactants.
  17. 17. A composition as claimed in claim 16, which contains from 20 to 40% by weight of the hydrocarbon surfactant(s).
  18. 18. A composition as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 17, which contains from 0.1 to 5 % by weight, calculated on the composition, of one or more fluorine surfactants.
  19. 19. A composition as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 18, which has a total chloride, bromide and iodide content of less than 0.1 % by weight.
  20. 20. A composition as claimed in claim 19, wherein the total chloride, bromide and iodide content is less than 0.04% by weight.
  21. 21. A composition as claimed in claim 1, substantially as described herein.
  22. 22. A composition as claimed in claim 1, substantially as described in any one of Examples 2 to 4.
  23. 23. A process for the preparation of a fire extinguishing foam, wherein an aqueous foaming composition as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 22 is used.
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