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Na-X, a new fire extinguishing agent for metal fires

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Metal fires impose extraordinary requirements on fire extinguishing agents. A sodium carbonate-based agent has been developed to satisfy those requirements for sodium fires.

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  1. The Ansul Company, USA

    John F. Riley & E. E. Stauffer

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  1. John F. Riley
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Riley, J.F., Stauffer, E.E. Na-X, a new fire extinguishing agent for metal fires. Fire Technol 10, 269–274 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02589984

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