Municipal fire departments must be able to cover a large operational spectrum in their response area, depending on the respective risk of a situation. Regarding the use of foam this means, that it must be possible to fight both class A and B fires, to a certain extent. Therefore, fire extinguishing foams are an important part of the standard load of water-bearing fire engines. Municipal fire departments use mainly synthetic detergent, or class A foam concentrates. Due to the wide application range for class A and B (non-polar) fires, as well as the option of producing wetting agents and low, medium and high expansion foam, these fire extinguishing agents can be successfully applied to a majority of tasks faced by municipal fire departments.
STHAMEX®comprises our range of synthetic detergent foam concentrates, which are designed for generating low, medium and high-expansion foam. Interface-active ingredients, foam stabilisers and antifreeze characterise the composition of these powerful, reliable and fluorine-free foam concentrates.STHAMEX®-K 1%is a highly concentrated synthetic detergent foam concentrate with a 1% induction rate to water. The low induction rate effectively triples the service time when compared with 3% induction rate foam concentrate.
Primary use: Municipal fire services, power stations, industry, plastics industry, recycling plants, maritime, aviation, mining
Main application: non-polar hydrocarbons (fire class B) and solvents, plastics, recyclables, tyres, solid material fires (fire class A).
Installations and equipment: Hollow stram nozzles, low-expansion foam installations, low-expansion foam monitors, low-expansion foam branch pipes, medium-expansion foam branch pipes, high-expansion foam generators, CAFS
All synthetic detergent foam concentrates are fluorine-free, physiologically safe when used as intended, and 100% biodegradable.
STHAMEX® -class Ais a new, refined, highly concentrated foam agent based on foam-forming active ingredients, which are specially designed for extinguishing solid fuel fires (fire class A), as well as for use with compressed air foam system (CAFS). Upwards from 0.1% proportioning rate, STHAMEX® -class A is suitable for use as a wetting agent and, upwards from 0.3%, for CAFS applications. For extinguishing liquid fires (fire class B), the induction rate is 0.5%.STHAMEX® -class A Classicis a highly concentrated foam agent based on fully biodegradable surfactant compounds, developed especially for use on class A fires. STHAMEX® -class A Classic is designed in particular for extinguishing ember forming solid material fires in combination with CAFS. The proportioning rate for extinguishing liquid fires (fire class B) is 1%.
Primary use: Municipal fire brigades, industry, recycling industry, waste treatment plants
Main application: Solid material fires, wildfires, non-polar hydrocarbons and solvents, plastics, recyclables
Installations and equipment: CAFS, Hollow stream nozzles, medium-expansion foam branchpipes, low-expansion foam branchpipes, foam / water monitors, foam / water branchpipes
All class-A foam concentrates are fluorine-free, physiologically safe when used as intended, and readily 100% biodegradable.
is a fluorine-free, alcohol-resistant synthetic foam concentrate for generating low, medium and high-expansion foam for use on both polar and non-polar liquid hydrocarbons (fire class B), as well as ember forming solids (fire class A).
Primary use: Municipal fire services, power stations, industry, plastics industry, recycling plants, maritime, aviation
Main application: Polar and non-polar foam-destroying hydrocarbons and solvents (fire class B), plastics, recyclables.
MOUSSOL©-FF foam concentrates are fluorine-free, physiologically safe when used asintended, and 100% biodegradable.
comprises a range of synthetic, aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF) concentrates, which are designed for very fast and lasting fire extinguishing results with high burn-back resistance. These advantages are apparent particularly when extinguishing large-scale liquid fires. AFFF foams form a self-sealing duplex aqueous film on non-polar hydrocarbons, which also allows for application in non-aspirated form.
Primary use: Chemical industry, petroleum and petrochemical industry, aviation, maritime, plastics industry, recycling industry, mining
Main application: Non-polar hydrocarbon and solvent fires, solid material fires, plastics, recyclables
Installations and equipment: Low-expansion foam installations, sub-surface installations, foam / water monitors, foam / water nozzles, medium-expansion foam branchpipes, low-expansion foam branchpipes, foam / water sprinkler or deluge systems, CAFS.
STHAMEX® -AFFF foam concentrates are physiologically safe and 100% biodegradable when used as intended, with the exception of non-biodegradable C6 fluorinated components. Additional information can be found in the product and safety data sheets.
comprises a range of synthetic, alcohol-resistant, polymer and aqueous film-forming (AFFF) foam concentrates which are designed for safe, lasting extinguishing results and high burn-back resistance on polar solvents, non polar foam-destroying hydrocarbons and petroleum products.
Primary use: Chemical industry, petroleum and petrochemical industry, aviation, maritime, plastics industry, recycling industry
Installations and equipment: Hollow stream nozzles, low and medium-expansion foam installations, foam / water monitors, foam / water branchpipes, medium-expansion foam branchpipes, low-expansion foam branchpipes, foam / water sprinkler systems, CAFS
MOUSSOL® -APS foam concentrates are physiologically safe when used as intended, and 100% biodegradable, with the exception of non-biodegradable C6 fluorinated components. Additional information can be found in the product and safety data sheets.
comprises a product range of low-viscosity, alcohol-resistant, aqueous film-forming AFFF foam concentrates without polymer additives, which have a viscosity equivalent to that of a Newtonian fluid. Thanks to the low viscosity, these products may be used without adverse effects at the lowest nominal operating temperature in all commercially available proportioning systems. Storage and the logistical effort at the scene of a fire are minimised by the highly concentrated options, which have proportioning rates as low as 0.5% and 1%. They are excellent supplements for existing foam concepts of municipalfire services facing increased risk of large liquid fires in their response area.
Primary use: Chemical industry, petroleum and petrochemical industry, aviation, maritime, plastics industry, recycling industry, tank storage facilities.
MOUSSOL®-APS LV foam concentrates are physiologically safe and readily biodegradablewhen used as intended, with the exception of non-biodegradable C6 fluorinated components. Additional information can be found in the product and safety data sheets.
is a wetting agent based on synthetic, surface active components. Used as fire water additive the wetting effect of UltraWet® is considerably higher than conventional foam concentrates at the same concentration. The UltraWet® solution penetrates the surface of materials which are difficult to wet quickly and thoroughly. The use concentration of only 0.1% reduces the environmental impact and allows for a rapid and complete bio degradation.
Primary use: Municipal fire services, wood/paper industry, recycling industry
Main application: Ember forming materials (fire class A), wildfires
Installations and equipment: Hollow spray nozzles, jet pipes, spray nozzles, water sprinkler or deluge systems, water monitors
UltraWet® is fluorine-free, physiologically harmless and fully biodegradable.
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