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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2023
Tyco Fire Products Lp, Cranston, RI (US);
JoAnna M. Monfils, Peshtigo, WI (US);
John P. Libal, Peshtigo, WI (US);
Blake H. Bomann, Greenville, WI (US);
Tyco Fire Products LP, Cranston, RI (US);
Abstract
A method of fighting a fire includes aerating a firefighting foam composition to form an aerated firefighting foam; administering the aerated firefighting foam to a fire or applying the aerated firefighting foam to a surface of a volatile flammable liquid; wherein: the firefighting foam composition includes a sugar component that includes a monosaccharide sugar and/or a sugar alcohol; an anionic surfactant; a zwitterionic surfactant; an organic solvent including glycol ether and/or glycol solvent; a polysaccharide thickener; and at least about 40 wt. % water; wherein the composition is substantially free of any amine oxide or nonionic surfactants; and the composition is substantially free of fluorinated compounds.