Herr Haber
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Firevase - Legit or not ?
Dear Mad Scientists,
My attention was recently drawn to these fire extinguishing vases:
https://www.dezeen.com/2019/02/25/vase-fire-extinguisher/
I have found very little information about them and would think of a hoax.
I dont see how potassium carbonate will help put out a fire...
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Dunno, perhaps the crystallisation of a supersaturated solution of K2CO3 is endothermic?
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Morgan
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Here's this ...
"Specifically formulated" aqueous potassium carbonate
http://engineeringtraining.tpub.com/14057/Aqueous-Potassium-...
http://www.dcfpnavymil.org/Systems/APC/apcsys.htm
[Edited on 4-3-2019 by Morgan]
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Thinking this over, imagine a scenario of a hot pan of grease on fire and you throw the vase with the solution and it hits off-center or something
less than ideal. Seems like a potential to make things worse.
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Quote: Originally posted by Morgan  | | Thinking this over, imagine a scenario of a hot pan of grease on fire and you throw the vase with the solution and it hits off-center or something
less than ideal. Seems like a potential to make things worse. |
As some one in the field, Potassium Carbonate is used in Kitchen suppression systems and Class K portables all so used as antifreeze in Portable
pressurized water extinguishers. Some times Potassium Citrate/ Acetate is used as well
It saponifies the oil surface creating a soap layer as the water evaporates and cools the oil fire.
[Edited on 5-3-2019 by XeonTheMGPony]
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Where I come from, anything that is designated as a "Fire Extinguisher" has to conform to all kinds of regulations -- including certain labelling
requirements (ie, ugly).
There are plenty of things you could use for putting out a fire. But there are a smaller set of objects that can legally be sold as fire
extinguishers. This aint one of them.
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Herr Haber
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Thanks a lot for all your answers: I learned something so that's a good day.
I thought they said carbonate instead of bicarbonate. At least that now makes sense.
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